Tip-a-Cop Today and Raise Funds for the Special Olympics

Be prepared for a night of fun entertainment and a superb meal today, April 5, as the Los Angeles police officers and County Sheriff’s deputies work as celebrity hosts and waiters.

Tip-A-Cop and raise funds for the Special Olympics.

Dine between 3 and 9 p.m. at the Claim Jumper Restaurant, 9429 Tampa Ave, (818) 718-2882, or:

Carlsbad: 5958 Avenida Encinas • (760) 431-0889
Costa Mesa (South Coast Plaza): 3333 Bristol St. • (714) 434-8479
Fountain Valley: 18050 Brookhurst St • (714) 963-6711
Long Beach: 6501 E Pacifi c Coast Hwy • (562) 431-1321
Monrovia: 820 W Huntington Dr • (626) 359-0463
San Bernardino: 1905 S Commercenter East • (909) 383-1818
Temecula: 29540 Rancho California Rd • (951) 694-6887

Law Enforcement Officers give a whole new meaning to "protect and serve" at Tip-A-Cop fundraisers. Officers serve as celebrity waiters at local restaurants, and they donate all the tips they receive to local Special Olympic programs.

Tip-A-Cop has been a favorite way for officers to raise money, and the public loves to have the officers wait on them hand and foot.

Tip-A-Cop events are one of the main fundraisers for the Law Enforcement Torch Run, which is one of the largest fundraising arms of Special Olympics Southern California. All tips are tax-deductible and support sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions to more than 3.7 million athletes in more than 170 countries. Special Olympics competitions are held every day, all over the world—including local, national and regional competitions, adding up to about 50,000 events a year.