Buffalo Grove Police Department issued the following announcement on May 2.
The Buffalo Grove Police Department will once again be participating in the Special Olympics fundraiser, ‘Cop on a Rooftop’ on Friday, May 18, 2018.
Police officers will be present at all three Dunkin Donuts locations within Buffalo Grove, between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., at the following addresses:
• 1169 N. McHenry Road
• 1697 Weiland Road
• 245 N. McHenry Road
Several items will be available for purchase, including t-shirts, mugs, hats and commemorative pins, with all proceeds benefiting Special Olympics Illinois. Raffle tickets will also be sold for your chance to win a 2018 Harley Davidson Street Glide, or a UTV Can-AM Commander HD5 (2017 model).
This year marks the 16th Anniversary of the Cop-on-A-Rooftop event; this fundraising event has enjoyed years of success by raising more than $3.9 million dollars for Special Olympics since it began. This is a state-wide initiative with more than 270 locations participating.
Area residents are asked to join the Buffalo Grove police officers at any of the above locations for a fun and unique way to support Special Olympics.
For more information about this fundraising effort for Special Olympics of Illinois, visit https://www.soill.org/event/dunkin-donuts-cop-on-rooftop/.
Original source can be found here.
SOURCE: Buffalo Grove