Coffee For Champions Returns Friday With Alsip Police

ALSIP, IL — The 18th annual Coffee For Champions is back. Alsip police will be staking out two Dunkin’ Donuts locations at 12150 S. Cicero Ave. and 11843 S. Pulaski from 5 a.m. to noon Friday, Aug. 20. This event was not held in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Formerly known as “Cop On A Rooftop,” the event is being rebranded as “Coffee For Champions” to better represent what the event is about — supporting Dunkin’ and the Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run, as well as raising awareness and supporting local Special Olympics athletes in our communities. Police departments throughout Illinois hope to break the pre-pandemic Dunkin’ Coffee for Champions record of raising $871,000 in Illinois.

Officers will be collecting donations from customers, and every dollar collected will go directly to the Special Olympics Illinois. $1, $5, loose change in your cup holder — no donation is too big or too small. For each donation, guests will receive a coupon for one free donut. Guests donating $10 or more will receive a Law Enforcement Torch Run travel mug (while supplies last) and a coupon for a free medium hot coffee.

Dunkin’ is also donating $15,000 to the Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run Fund, the single largest fundraising vehicle of the year. Officers participate in an intrastate relay passing the Special Olympics torch. The goal is to reach the pre-pandemic record of raising $871,000 here in Illinois.

Come meet the officers participating in the torch run and raise funds to for the athletes of Special Olympics Illinois.