Police officers in Albuquerque will put the “serve” in “protect and serve” Thursday at Chili’s locations throughout the city.
Chili’s is hosting a Tip-a-Cop fundraiser from 5-9 p.m. Thursday with officers standing in as servers and collecting donations for Special Olympics New Mexico.
The Tip-a-Cop fundraiser is part of a national effort to raise money for the Special Olympics and is a platform for the Law Enforcement Torch Run.
Wichita, Kansas, Police Chief Richard LaMunyon created the Torch Run in 1981 to help law enforcement be active in the community and support Special Olympics Kansas. In 1983, LaMunyon presented the program to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, which decided to endorse Torch Run and became the “Founding Law Enforcement Organization.” LETR eventually became the largest public awareness and fundraising group for the Special Olympics.
