Southbury PD Hosts Cop-On-Top Events For Special Olympics

From Special Olympics Connecticut:

Officers with the Fairfield, Orange, Southbury, Trumbull and Wethersfield police departments will host Cop-On-Top events to benefit Special Olympics Connecticut at Chip’s Family Restaurants on Monday, April 18 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The events will also help celebrate Chip’s 50th anniversary in 2016. Further information is available through the Special Olympics Connecticut website.

During the Cop-on-Top event, officers will sit on the rooftop of the restaurants to call attention to Special Olympics’ inspiring athletes and important mission and to collect donations from patrons and passersby until they meet their fundraising goal. All are invited to come out and support these heroes for the cause. Cop-On-Top is a Law Enforcement Torch Run event to benefit Special Olympics Connecticut.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics Connecticut is one of the movement's largest grass-roots fundraiser and public awareness vehicles. This year-round program involves law enforcement officers from across the state who volunteer their time to raise awareness and funds through events, including Tip-a-Cops, Cop-on-Tops and Jail N’ Bail fundraisers.

Each year in June, more than 1,500 officers and athletes carry the Special Olympics "Flame of Hope" through hundreds of cities and towns across the state, covering more than 530 miles throughout three days. The runners run the “Final Leg” and light the ceremonial cauldron during opening ceremonies for the Special Olympics Connecticut Summer Games.

Special Olympics Connecticut provides year-round sports training and competitions for close to 13,000 athletes of all ages with intellectual disabilities and Unified Sports® partners - their teammates without disabilities. Through the joy of sport, the Special Olympics movement transforms lives and communities throughout the state and in 170 countries around the world by promoting good health and fitness and inspiring inclusion and respect for all people, on and off the playing field.