Law Enforcement Officers to host Tip-A-Cop at area Dunkin' Donuts

Law enforcement officers are once again teaming up with their local Dunkin' Donuts as part of their annual Tip-A-Cop event to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics Connecticut. On Friday, August 17, Connecticut law enforcement representatives will visit their local Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. to collect donations from guests. Special Olympics athletes, coaches, and their families will also be in attendance during these hours at select locations.

Members of the community are invited to attend the events at their local Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants to support the officers, meet Special Olympics athletes, and make donations to Special Olympics Connecticut. The following towns will be hosting Tip-A-Cop events at their local Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant. For a full list of participating locations, follow @DDinCT on Twitter or click the Google Maps link here.

Berlin

Bloomfield

Clinton

Cromwell

East Hartford

Ellington

Farmington

Glastonbury

Guilford

Hamden

Higganum

Killingworth

Manchester

Milford

New Britain

New London

Newington

Niantic

North Branford

North Haven

Norwich

Old Lyme

Old Saybrook

Orange

Plainville

Seymour

Southington

Waterford

Weatogue

West Hartford

Wethersfield

Windsor

Windsor Locks

Last year, this event raised over $18,000 for Special Olympics Connecticut, and Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees are excited to top that. "Dunkin' Donuts is thrilled to support Special Olympics Connecticut through this wonderful event," said John Coughlin, Dunkin' Donuts Franchisee. "Teaming up with local law enforcement, who do so much for our community, is so rewarding and fun for us. We're looking forward to making this the most successful Tip-A-Cop event yet."

Tip-A-Cop is a Law Enforcement Torch Run event to benefit Special Olympics Connecticut. For more information on Special Olympics Connecticut, visit www.soct.org.

To learn more about Dunkin’ Donuts, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com, or subscribe to the Dunkin’ Donuts blog to receive notifications at https://news.dunkindonuts.com/blog.

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.

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 regular/decaf/flavored coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories. Dunkin' Donuts has earned a No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for 12 years running. The company has more than 12,500 restaurants in 46 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.

Media Contacts:

Sara Manners

Jessella PR for Dunkin’ Donuts

860-895-3803

sara@jessella.com

Debbie Horne

Special Olympics Connecticut

203-889-6002

debbieh@soct.org