One dollar will get you two balls and a shot at dunking the Menlo Park Chief of Police Wednesday night at .
"My arm was twisted," joked Police Chief Bryan Roberts. "Last year we raised $3,500; I want to do better than that," he said.
Police officers will be replacing the wait staff that night, taking orders from customers and tips.
All tips given at on the 13th between 5 and 9 p.m. will go toward funding The Special Olympic Law Enforcement Torch Run, which begins June 8, 2011 in advance of the Northern California Special Olympics Summer Games at U.C. Davis. More than 3,000 law enforcement officers are going to be participating in the event in Northern California. If all goes as planned, officers will run with the torch through San Mateo County on June 15.
If you're not a pizza fan, you can also make donations by contacting Menlo Park Police Officer Victoria Trask. You can reach her by email at vltrask.menlopark.org or 650.33.6300.
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