On Sunday April 26, 2015, members of the Naperville Police Department volunteered at the Northern Illinois Special Olympics Spring Games held at North Central College.
Officers from area police agencies, including the Naperville Park District Police, also volunteered at the event. Volunteering officers accompanied the athletes as they ran the torch into the stadium to ignite the Special Olympics Flame of Hope which was located on the field to signify the official start of the games. Officers also handed out medals to the athletes at the conclusion of their events.
The Annual Torch Run with the Special Olympics Flame of Hope lets the games begin. PN File Photo
Quigley’s Irish Pub, located in downtown Naperville, donated a percentage of their sales for the day to the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics and allowed volunteers to sell Special Olympics merchandise in the pub while the games were in progress.
The Naperville Police Department and The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics expressed gratitude to Quigley’s for their generous support of this event.
Free lunch for special tips at Texas Roadhouse July 31
The next major fundraising event the Naperville Police Department will be participating in will be held from 11AM-2PM on Friday, July 31, 2015, at the Texas Roadhouse, located at 2856 Patriot Lane in Naperville.
During this event, the Texas Roadhouse will provide a free lunch to anyone who comes in between the hours of 11-2. All tips will be donated to the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. Police Officers and Police Department employees will be serving the food and collecting the tips for this event.
Submitted by Sergeant William Davis, Internal Affairs Unit, Public Information Office, Naperville Police Department
Editor’s Note: Our community appreciates members of the Naperville Police Department and the Naperville Park Police for their long history of helping with the Special Olympics and other worthwhile causes. The file photos above depict the 2010 Special Olympics. The participants may have changed, but the spirit remains the same. Thanks to all!
FYI: Special Olympics Illinois is a nonprofit organization offering year-round training and competition in 19 sports for nearly 22,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities and nearly 21,000 young athletes ages 2-7 with and without intellectual disabilities.
