SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT News Release
		Release #08-25-04 August 25, 2004 For Immediate Release
						Media Office 916-433-0808  Capt. Joe Valenzuela Sgt. Justin Risley, PIO Ofc. Michelle Lazark PIC Audrey Lee     Internet: www.sacpd.org

On Thursday, August 26, 2004, the Sacramento Police Department will be participating in a “Tip-A-Cop” fundraising event at Chevy’s Restaurant, located at 1369 Garden Highway, in support of the Special Olympics.  Uniformed Police Officers will be volunteering their time as celebrity waiters during both lunch (11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) and dinner (5:30 to 8:30 p.m.).

The Sacramento Police Department is proud to join with other law enforcement agencies in the area to support more than 3,000 athletes who participate in Special Olympics programs in the greater Sacramento area.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver started Special Olympics in the early 1960’s when she developed a day camp for persons with developmental disabilities at her home in Rockville, Maryland.  The first International Special Olympics games were held in 1968 at Soldier Field in Chicago with 1,000 athletes from the United States and Canada.  Today, Mrs. Shriver’s vision has grown into one of the largest amateur sports and volunteer organizations around the world -with chapters in every state in America and more than 140 Countries worldwide.