local Special Olympics Texas athletes.
DALLAS – Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) and the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) will team up with Norma’s Café, the original Dallas dining icon serving Texas-style home cooking, on Tuesday, May 17 for the annual Tip-A-Cop fundraiser. Dallas-area police officers and LETR members will serve Norma’s Café customers at all three of the chain’s locations (North Dallas, Oak Cliff and Frisco) and raise awareness for local SOTX athletes. The event will run from 7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Officers will serve tables and will collect tips, which will be donated to SOTX at the end of the shift, to support programming and training for more than 6,800 athletes with intellectual disabilities in the Greater Dallas Area. A portion of the day’s sales will also be donated to the organization.
Contributions can be made via cash, check or credit card. For more information, contact Doug Ray (dray@sotx.org) at 214.943.9981.
Participating Norma’s Café Locations:
North Dallas
17721 N. Dallas Parkway #130, Dallas, TX
Oak Cliff
1123 W. Davis St., Dallas, TX
Frisco
8300 Gaylord Parkway #19, Frisco, TX
About the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR)
The Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) is Special Olympics’ largest grass-roots fundraiser and public awareness vehicle. In Texas, the Law Enforcement Torch Run began in 1985 and had grown to become one of the largest in the nation. In the last decade, Torch Run has contributed over $12 million through the dedication of thousands of law enforcement personnel fundraising on behalf of SOTX. The support provided by this dedicated group has contributed greatly to programs in local communities, which involve more than 55,200 athletes with intellectual disabilities throughout the state.
