Newtown Police to Host Tip-A-Cop Event for Special Olympics

Officers with the Newtown Police Department will host a Tip-A-Cop event to benefit Special
Olympics Connecticut at Market Place Kitchen & Bar on Wednesday, May 23rd,
from 5 to 9 p.m. Market Place Kitchen & Bar is located at 32 Church Hill in
Newtown.

During the event, officers will volunteer their time to assist
restaurant staff in taking orders and serving dinner to customers. All tips the
officers receive for their efforts will go to Special Olympics Connecticut to
support its year-round sports, health and fitness programs for athletes of all
abilities.

Tip-A-Cop is a Law Enforcement Torch Run event to benefit Special
Olympics Connecticut. For more information, call (203) 230-1201 or email specialolympicsct@soct.org.

About the Special Olympics Connecticut Law Enforcement Torch Run®

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

In addition, each year in June, over 1,500 officers and athletes
carry the Special Olympics torch, with its "Flame of Hope”, through
hundreds of cities and towns across the state, covering over 530 miles in three
days. Officers run the “Final Leg” and light the ceremonial cauldron during
Opening Ceremonies for the Special Olympics Connecticut Summer Games.

Law Enforcement
Torch Run Sponsors:

Platinum Sponsors:
Dream Ride, Whelen Engineering, WWE and
The Bearingstar Insurance Charitable Fund.

Gold Sponsors: Adams Hometown Markets / IGA Hometown Supermarkets and
Papa’s Dodge.

About Special Olympics Connecticut

Special Olympics Connecticut provides year-round sports training
and competitions for over 12,000 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 172 countries around
the world by promoting good health and fitness and inspiring inclusion and
respect for all people, on and off the playing field. (www.soct.org)

Partner Sponsors: Adams
Hometown Markets/IGA Hometown Supermarkets, Dream Ride, ESPN, Eversource Energy, The Golisano
Foundation, Law Enforcement Torch Run, NBC Connecticut, TD Bank, United
Technologies and WWE.

Year-Round Suppliers: Adams Hometown Markets/IGA Hometown
Supermarkets, Campus Customs, The Coca-Cola Company, Connecticut Portable
Storage/PODS, Crystal Rock Water and Coffee Company, Dunkin’ Donuts, Guida’s Milk and Ice Cream, Lamar Outdoor Advertising,
Marcus Communications, State of Connecticut Judicial Branch Community Service
and WORX.