GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.,
Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- There
are new servers in town at Red Robin! Law enforcement members
around the country will trade their ticket books for order pads and
unite at participating Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews
restaurants to serve guests for a special cause. Red Robin's
11th annual Tip-A-Cop® events will take place
on Thursday, Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 22 between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4
p.m. to 8 p.m., at more than 400 restaurants in 39 states.
Law enforcement members will volunteer their time as servers
alongside Red Robin's wait staff to raise funds for local Special
Olympics Programs in their communities.
"Red Robin is proud to continue our annual Tip-A-Cop tradition and
generate valuable awareness for Special Olympics programs in our
communities," said Jonathan Muhtar,
Red Robin's senior vice president and chief marketing officer.
"More than $600,000 was raised last
year and we look forward to welcoming law enforcement members back
into our restaurants to serve gourmet burgers and Bottomless Steak
Fries to our guests."
Tip-A-Cop is part of the annual Law Enforcement Torch
Run® (LETR) campaign in support of Special Olympics.
LETR is supported by more than 100,000 law enforcement members
worldwide who help raise money and public awareness for Special
Olympics. As the largest grass-roots fundraiser and public
awareness vehicle for Special Olympics, LETR funds raised go
directly to local programs in states or countries where the funds
are generated.
"In the last 11 years our law enforcement community has
participated in the annual Red Robin Tip-A-Cop events, we have
steadily increased the funds we have raised for Special Olympics
and strengthened the already existing incredible bond law
enforcement has with Special Olympics," said Michael Teem, executive director, Law
Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. "These events are
possible and extremely successful because of the grassroots support
from each community, the participation from law enforcement and the
generosity from Red Robin and Coca-Cola."
In 11 years, Tip-A-Cop events at Red Robin restaurants have
raised more than $3.3 million to
support both Special Olympics and the mission of inclusion and
acceptance for people with intellectual disabilities. This
funding continues to support year-round sports training and
athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports throughout
the United States.
For a complete list of upcoming Tip-A-Cop events at Red Robin
Gourmet Burgers and Brews restaurants, please visit
www.redrobin.com/specialolympics. To learn more about Red Robin
Gourmet Burgers and Brews or to find a restaurant location near
you, please visit www.redrobin.com.
About Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRGB)
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (www.redrobin.com), a casual dining
restaurant chain founded in 1969 that operates through its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Red Robin International, Inc., and
under the trade name, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews, is
the Gourmet Burger Authority™, famous for serving more
than two dozen craveable, high-quality burgers with Bottomless
Steak Fries® in a fun environment welcoming to
guests of all ages. Whether a family dining with kids, adults
grabbing a drink at the bar or teens enjoying a meal, Red Robin
offers an unparalleled experience for its guests. In addition
to its many burger offerings, Red Robin serves a wide variety of
salads, soups, appetizers, entrees, desserts and signature
beverages. Red Robin offers a variety of options behind the
bar, including its extensive selection of local and regional beers,
and innovative adult beer shakes and cocktails, earning the
restaurant a VIBE Vista Award for Best Beer Program in a
Multi-Unit Chain Restaurant. There are more than 540 Red
Robin restaurants across the United
States and Canada,
including Red Robin Burger Works® locations and
those operating under franchise agreements. Red Robin…
YUMMM®! Connect with Red Robin
on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special
Olympics
The LETR was founded 35 years ago by Wichita Police
Chief Richard LaMunyon when five law
enforcement officers carried the torch for the Special Olympics
Kansas Summer Games in Wichita. The LETR has since evolved to a
volunteer partnership with Special Olympics to champion acceptance
and inclusion. It has become a worldwide community of law
enforcement members rallying to support Special Olympics, the
impetus for millions of new friendships around the world, and a
series of events including Torch Runs, Polar Plunge fundraisers,
and Tip-A-Cop® events. The LETR is the largest
grassroots fundraiser for Special Olympics with more than 100,000
law enforcement participants around the world. It was
announced at the 2016 LETR conference that the LETR has raised a
cumulative sum of over 600 million
dollars since its inception in 1981 and more than
$55 million in 2015 for Special
Olympics athletes. Visit www.letr.org for more information and
engage with us on: Twitter @LETRforSO and fb.com/letr.org.
About Special Olympics
Special Olympics is a global
movement that unleashes the human spirit through the transformative
power and joy of sports, every day around the world. We empower
people with intellectual disabilities to become accepted and valued
members of their communities, which leads to a more respectful and
inclusive society for all. Using sports as the catalyst and
programming around health and education, Special Olympics is
fighting inactivity, injustice and intolerance. Founded in 1968 by
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the Special
Olympics movement has grown to more than 5.3 million athletes and
Unified partners in 169 countries. With the support of more than 1
million coaches and volunteers, Special Olympics delivers 32
Olympic-type sports and over 108,000 games and competitions
throughout the year. Special Olympics is supported by many
individuals, foundations and partners. To see a full list of
partners click here. Engage with us on:
Twitter@specialolympics, fb.com/specialolympics,
youtube.com/specialolympicshq, Instagram.com/specialolympics and
specialolympicsblog.wordpress.com.
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