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Dunkin Donuts Chicago's Cop On A Rooftop for the Special Olympics Illinois


POLICE OFFICERS TO HIT 237 DUNKIN’ DONUTS ROOFTOPS FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, MAY 20

For the 14th year in a row, hundreds of law enforcement officers from throughout the state will stake out Dunkin’ Donuts rooftops to benefit Special Olympics Illinois on Friday, May 20, beginning at 5 a.m. 
Police officers are scheduled to cover 237 Dunkin’ Donuts rooftops to raise awareness and donations for the Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics Illinois.  With approximately 25 more Dunkin’ Donuts locations participating this year, officers hope to top last year’s donation total of $540,000.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Special Olympics athletes and their families and representatives from Chicago’s major sports teams are among the special guests who will join police officers and rise  to the occasion to show their support.



In honor of the Special Olympics athletes and police officers supporting the rooftop event, Dunkin’ Donuts will donate $15,000 to the Torch Run fund. 

In addition, each guest who visits a Cop on a Rooftop location that day and makes a donation to the Torch Run will receive a free donut coupon.  Guests donating at least $10 will receive a Law Enforcement Torch Run travel mug (while supplies last) and a coupon for free medium coffee.  Other items, such as Torch Run T-shirts and raffle tickets, will be sold for various donation amounts. Additional activities will vary by Dunkin’ Donuts location. 

In addition to the mugs and T-shirts mentioned above, custom pins, stickers, and challenge coins are also great choices as promotional gifts for fundraising and events. To express support for the police or law enforcement agencies, many event organizers will choose custom challenge coins, including police challenge coins, law enforcement coins, etc, which is a way of support and honor for the departments. These coins can also be worked as a connection between the department and the community.



Dunkin’ Donuts also has created a special glazed red and white donut ring depicting Special Olympics Illinois colors. The donut, called “The Champion,” will be available at Dunkin’ Donuts locations in Chicago and suburbs May 20. 

“I think Cop on a Rooftop is a neat fundraiser to show support for Special Olympics and gain attention for cops being on the roof,” said Special Olympics athlete Bree Bogucki, who will join police officers at the Dunkin’ Donuts in Cary that day. “Also, it means that I get donuts.”

"Cop on a Rooftop is an event we look forward to every year," said Aziz Nathani, a multi-unit franchisee whose restaurants are among the hundreds of Dunkin' Donuts that have hosted the event over the years. “It’s a fun and unique way to support Special Olympics athletes and their families and call attention to the kind of good will police officers bring to our communities every day. We are truly honored to participate." 
For a list of all participating locations, go to www.facebook.com/DunkinChicago or www.facebook.com/SpecialOlympicsIllinois. 

If you’re interested in learning more about Special Olympics Illinois, volunteering or providing financial support to help make Special Olympics programs possible, visit the website at www.soill.org.

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About Law Enforcement Torch Run

The Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run is the single largest fund-raising vehicle benefiting Special Olympics Illinois. This intrastate relay and its various fundraising projects have two goals:  to raise money and increase public awareness for the athletes of Special Olympics. Each year, more than 3,000 officers in Illinois run more than 1,500 miles carrying the Flame of Hope through the streets of their hometowns and to the State Summer Games in Normal in June. The Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2016. What began by raising just $14,000 in 1986 has grown to raising more than $14.1 million in 2015, making it the second largest Torch Run in the world!


About Special Olympics Illinois

Special Olympics Illinois is a not-for-profit organization offering year-round training and competition in 19 sports for more than 22,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities and more than 20,000 Young Athletes ages 2-7 with and without intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics promotes acceptance for all and transforms lives by empowering people with intellectual disabilities to realize their full potential in sports and in life. Special Olympics programs enhance physical fitness, motor skills, self-confidence, social skills and encourage family and community support. Special Olympics programs are now in more than 170 countries with 4.5 million athletes.


About Dunkin' Donuts 
         
Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin' Donuts is a market leader in the hot regular/decaf/flavored coffee, iced coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories. Dunkin' Donuts has earned the No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for nine years running. The company has more than 11,700 restaurants in 43 countries worldwide. Based in Canton, Mass., Dunkin' Donuts is part of the Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.    

Contact:
Carrie Reckert
Dunkin’ Donuts
847.303.9001
reckertcomm@yahoo.com
or
Alexandra McMillin
Special Olympics Illinois
312.502.7954 
amcmillin@soill.org 


May 20, 2016 Cop on a Rooftop Dunkin’ Donuts Store Locations
1. Addison:  1750 W. Lake St.
2. Addison: 33 E. Lake St.
3. Alsip:  12150 S. Cicero
4. Antioch:  442 Orchard St.
5. Arlington Heights: 1010 E. Rand
6. Aurora:  2681 E. New York St.
7. Aurora:  1237 N. Eola
8. Aurora:  2933 Kirk Rd.
9. Aurora: 2380 S. Eola Rd.
10. Barrington: 108 S. Northwest Hwy.
11. Batavia: 2002 W. Wilson 
12. Bensenville:   1004 W. Irving Park
13. Berwyn: 6601 Cermak Rd. 
14. Berwyn: 7020 Ogden Ave.
15. Bloomingdale:  169 E. Lake St.
16. Bloomington: 2306 E. Oakland Ave. (June 8 in conjunction with the Torch Run)
17. Blue Island: 2323 W. 127th
18. Bourbannais: 112 Bethel Dr. 
19. Broadview:  1940 Roosevelt Rd. 
20. Brookfield: 9208 Ogden 
21. Buffalo Grove: 245 McHenry Rd.
22. Buffalo Grove: 1169 N. Old McHenry Rd.
23. Buffalo Grove: 1697 Weiland Rd. 
24. Burbank: 8049 S. Harlem Ave. 
25. Calumet City: 664 River Oaks Dr.
26. Calumet City: 533 Torrence Ave.
27. Calumet Park: 1400 127th St.
28. Carbondale: 1181 Rendleman Rd.
29. Carol Stream: 106 E. North Ave.
30. Carpentersville:  2270 Randall Rd.
31. Cary:  630 Northwest Hwy.
32. Champaign: 515 S. Neil St.
33. Chicago: 3310 W. Addison 
34. Chicago:  6237 S. Halsted Pkwy.
35. Chicago: 7921 S. Western Ave.
36. Chicago: 6100 S. Western Ave.
37. Chicago: 800 N. Kedzie 
38. Chicago: 3206 W. 111th St.
39. Chicago: 6342 N. Milwaukee Ave.
40. Chicago: 3910 S. Archer Ave.
41. Chicago: 1651 W. Roosevelt
42. Chicago: 3000 N. Ashland Ave.
43. Chicago: 5650 W. FullertonAve.
44. Chicago: 2565 W. Fullerton Ave.
45. Chicago: 7240 W. Devon
46. Chicago: 5200 N. Lincoln Ave.
47. Chicago: 1575 S. Michigan Ave.
48. Chicago: 5448 S. Pulaski Rd.
49. Chicago: 500 W. Roosevelt Rd.
50. Chicago: 500 W. Madison (train station)
51. Chicago Heights: 3225 Chicago Rd.
52. Chicago Heights:  431 W. 14th St. 
53. Countryside: 5500 S. LaGrange Rd.
54. Country Club Hills: 4021 W. 183rd St.
55. Crestwood:  13661 Cicero Ave. 
56. Crystal Lake: 4817 Northwest Hwy.
57. Decatur: 3016 N. Water St.
58. Deerfield: 499 Lake Cook Rd. (Attorney General Lisa Madigan) 
59. DeKalb: 1101 W. Lincoln Hwy.
60. Des Plaines: 1080 E. Oakton St.
61. Des Plaines: 1552 Rand Rd.
62. Downers Grove: 522 Ogden Ave.
63. Downers Grove: 1931 W. Ogden Ave.
64. East Dundee: 892 S. Main St.
65. East Hazel Crest: 17499 Dixie Hwy.
66. Elburn: 780 N. Main St. 
67. Elgin:  263 S. Randall 
68. Elgin: 95 Clock Tower Plaza
69. Elgin: 1730 N. State 
70. Elk Grove Village: 50 Biesterfield Rd.
71. Elmhurst: 936 N. York 
72. Evanston: 1900 Dempster St.
73. Fairview Heights: 6008 N. Illinois Rd.
74. Forest Park: 7200 Circle Ave.
75. Forest View: 4501 S. Harlem Ave.
76. Fox Lake: 5 E. Grand Ave.
77. Fox River Grove: 916 Northwest Hwy.
78. Frankfort: 20551 S. LaGrange Rd.
79. Gilbert: 171 E. Higgins
80. Glen Ellyn: 22W251 North Ave.
81. Glencoe: 81 Green Bay Rd.
82. Glenview:  1750 Milwaukee Avenue
83. Glenview: 1945 W. Willow Rd.
84. Grayslake: 813 E. Belvidere
85. Gurnee: 5414 Grand Ave.
86. Gurnee: 350 N. Hunt Club Rd.
87. Harvey: 16242 S. Halsted
88. Hickory Hills: 7847 W. 95th
89. Highland Park: 1990 Skokie Valley Rd.
90. Hinsdale: 150 E. Ogen Ave.
91. Hodgkins:  9400 Joliet Rd. 
92. Hoffman Estates: 2089 N. Barrington Rd.
93. Hoffman Estates: 1165 N. Barrington Rd.
94. Homewood: 17579 Halsted St.
95. Homer Glen: 14135 S. Bell
96. Huntley:  12090 Princeton Drive
97. Island Lake: 510 Auburn Dr.
98. Joliet:  3011 Plainfield Rd.
99. Joliet:  1350 Houbolt Rd. 
100. Joliet: 2959 W. Jefferson 
101. Joliet: 2401 S. Chicago St.
102. Kankakee: 174 W. Court St.
103. Lake Bluff: 707 Rockland Rd.
104. Lake Forest: 620 N. Western Ave.
105. Lake in the Hills:  280 N. Randall
106. Lake Zurich:  485 S. Rand Rd.   
107. Lansing:  17733 Torrence Ave. 
108. Lemont:  12371 Derby St.
109. Libertyville: 119 N. Milwaukee
110. Lincolnshire: 435 Milwaukee Ave.
111. Lindenhurst: 3200 W. Sand Lake Rd.
112. Lisle: 1109 Maple Ave.  
113. Lisle: 4300 Lincoln Ave.
114. Lockport: 1069 E. 9th St.
115. Lombard:  1160 S. Main Street 
116. Lombard: 411 E. North Ave.
117. Markham: 3011 W. 159th St.
118. Matteson: 4632 Lincoln Hwy.
119. McCook: 8147 W. Joliet Rd.
120. McHenry:  3523 Diamond Dr.
121. McHenry: 4502 W. Elm
122. Midlothian: 14631 Pulaski Rd.
123. Minooka:  106 N. Ridge Rd. 
124. Minooka:  2081 Ridge Rd. (ground only)
125. Mokena:  8810 W. 191st St.  
126. Mokena: 18700 S. Wolf Rd.
127. Moline:  3501 Avenue of the Cities
128. Monee: 6001 W. Monee Manhattan Rd.
129. Montgomery:  1601 Douglas Rd. 
130. Morris: 197 E. US Route 6
131. Morton Grove: 5843 Dempster St.
132. Mount Prospect:  1001 S. Busse Rd.
133. Mount Prospect:  820 E. Rand Rd.  
134. Mount Prospect: 1301 N. Wolf   
135. Mundelein:  722 S. Route 83
136. Mundelein:  346 N. Lake St.
137. Mundelein: 700 E. Route 45
138. Naperville: 811 E. Ogden Ave.
139. Naperville:  1991 Brookdale Rd.
140. Naperville: 702 S. Washington St.
141. New Lenox:  970 Laraway Rd. 
142. New Lenox: 2516 N. Cedar Rd.
143. Niles:  7039 W. Dempster 
144. Niles:  7235 N. Caldwell (ground only)
145. Niles:  7525 N. Harlem 
146. Normal:  1603 N. Main St. (June 8)
147. Norridge: 5050 N. Cumberland Ave. 
148. North Aurora:  407 S. Lincolnway 
149. North Aurora:  257 Genesis Dr.  
150. Northlake:  148 W. North Ave.
151. Oak Brook: 17521 Roosevelt Rd.
152. Oak Forest: 5159 159th St. 
153. Oak Forest: 4152 W. 167th St.
154. Oak Lawn:  10801 S. Cicero Ave.
155. Oak Park: 6820 W. Roosevelt
156. Olympia Fields: 3252 Vollmer 
157. Orland Park: 11289 W. 143rd
158. Orland Park: 14461 S. LaGrange
159. Orland Park: 15606 S. Harlem
160. Orland Park: 8940 W. 159th St. 
161. Oswego: 3300 Orchard Rd. 
162. Oswego: 2420 Rt. 34
163. Ottawa: 2749 Columbus St. 
164. Palatine:  231 W. Northwest Hwy.
165. Palatine: 801 E. Dundee 
166. Palos Heights: 12807 S. Harlem
167. Palos Park: 13029 S. LaGrange Rd.
168. Palos  Park: 11901 S. 80th Ave. 
169. Park Ridge: 2606 W. Dempster 
170. Park Ridge: 1129 W. Touhy Ave.
171. Park Ridge:  742 W. Higgins 
172. Pekin:  2001 Court St. 
173. Peoria:  4525 N. Sterling Ave.
174. Peoria: 1600 N. Knoxville 
175. Peoria: 613 N. Western 
176. Peru: 823 Shooting Park Rd.
177. Plainfield: 13313 S. Rt. 59
178. Plano: 7010 Burroughs Ave.
179. Pontiac: 1826 W. Reynolds
180. Prospect  Heights: 1204 S. Milwaukee Ave. 
181. Posen: 3101 W. 147th St.  
182. Rantoul:  402 S. Century Blvd.
183. Richton Park: 3937 Sauk Trail 
184. River Grove: 2672 River Rd.
185. Rockford:  4105 Charles St. 
186. Rockford: 1601 N. Alpine
187. Romeoville: 239 S. Weber Rd.
188. Romeoville: 659 N. Independence Blvd.
189. Roselle:  247 E. Irving Park Road 
190. Rosemont: 9781 W. Higgins 
191. Round Lake Beach: 369 E. Rollins Rd.
192. Round Lake Beach: 2592 N. Rt. 83
193. Sauk Village: 2703 E. Sauk Trail
194. Schaumburg: 477 W. Golf Rd. 
195. Schaumburg: 893 E. Schaumburg Rd.
196. Schiller Park: 4121 N. Mannheim Rd.
197. Schiller Park: 9280 Irving Park Rd.
198. Shorewood: 955 Brook Forest 
199. Shorewood: 1201 W. Jefferson
200. St. Charles:  1711 W. Main St.  
201. St. Charles:  2057 Lincoln Hwy.
202. Streamwood: 656 S. Sutton Rd. 
203. South Elgin:  514 Randall Road
204. South Elgin: 245 S. Randall
205. South Holland:  460 E. 162nd Street
206. Springfield: 102 Chatham Rd.
207. Sycamore: 1840 DeKalb Ave.   
208. Third Lake:  34484 N. US Hwy. 45
209. Tinley Park:  7935 W. 171st
210. Tinley Park: 7086 W. 183rd
211. Troy: 819 Edwardsville Rd.
212. Urbana:  404 W. University Ave. 
213. Vernon Hills:  700 N. Milwaukee Ave.
214. Villa Park: 1 W. St. Charles Rd. (ground only)
215. Volo: 280 S. US Hwy 12 
216. Warrenville: 721 Route 59
217. Washington: 1901 Washington Rd.
218. Wauconda: 469 W. Liberty St.
219. Waukegan: 21 S. Greenbay Rd.
220. West Chicago:  110 W. Roosevelt Rd. 
221. West Chicago:  1491 W. Roosevelt Rd.
222. West Chicago: 330 S. Neltnor 
223. Westchester: 11204 31st St.
224. Westchester: 1005 S. Mannheim
225. Westmont: 19 W. 63rd St.
226. Westmont: 121 W. Ogden Ave.
227. Wheaton:  956 E. Roosevelt
228. Wheaton: 15 Danada Square
229. Wheeling: 749 N. Milwaukee Ave.
230. Willowbrook: 7247 Kingery Hwy.
231. Wood Dale:  516 W. Irving Park Rd.
232. Woodridge:  1920 87th Street 
233. Woodridge:  2401 W. 75th Street
234. Woodstock:  335 S. Eastwood  
235. Worth:  6707 W. 111th St.   
236. Yorkville: 1604 N. Bridge St.
237. Zion:  2101 Sheridan Rd.   

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