McDonald’s Restaurants, Customers Make Another Donation To The NH Association Of Chiefs Of Police

CONCORD, NH — McDonald’s Restaurants in New Hampshire, as well as their customers, raised more than $50,000 in October 2025 to assist with police training and community safety programs.

Last month, the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police accepted the check from the Napoli family at the McDonald’s location on Loudon Road in Concord, on behalf of all the restaurants. On Oct. 21, 2025, a portion of the sales from 4 to 7 p.m. at New Hampshire restaurants was donated to the collection. The donation was part of a quarter of a million dollars raised during the past decade for trainings.

Sal Napoli told several chiefs in attendance the effort originated after he read a story in 2016 concerning the lack of funding for training for officers. He called a police chief in the Lakes Region, whom he knew, to inquire whether the story was true and found out it was. After that conversation, Napoli said, “That’s not right… It’s very important to our organization and our family to have safety in our communities.”

Napoli got together with Patrick Sullivan from the organization, and every other year, they set out to raise money to support the training programs. Ensuring public safety and support for police was not just important to Napoli and his family — they own a little more than half the McDonald’s Restaurants in the state, but also their customers and everyone else in the communities they serve.

“We just want to say, ‘thank you,’ for keeping us all safe,” he said to the chiefs and officers in attendance. “You help us during our most difficult times.”

Gov. Kelly Ayotte was scheduled to attend, but had an emergency Executive Council meeting. Speaking on her behalf was Stephen Pecora, the retired police chief of Hopkinton and a special assistant to the governor, who said, “This is huge… this means a lot to us.”

Sullivan said the relationship between the org and the restaurants was good, giving everyone an opportunity to interact with members of the community. He said the money has been used for 33 trainings so far, including resilience, active-shooter sessions, and other programs.

The chief’s association is a 501(c)6 nonprofit dedicated to advancing the highest standards of law enforcement and professional ethics, according to the org. The money raised will be used to expand training opportunities and support officers in their mission to serve and protect Granite Staters.

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