SEQUIM — Hundreds turned out for a Tip A Cop fundraiser for Special Olympics, and while donations continue to trickle in, the initial count shows more than $2,300 was raised in just over three hours, according to Clallam County Undersheriff Ron Cameron.
Proceeds of Thursday night’s fundraiser at Applebee’s in Sequim go to Special Olympics teams on the North Olympic Peninsula, Cameron said.
Law enforcement officers from the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, the Port Angeles and Sequim police departments, and the State Patrol served as “celebrity waiters,” serving food and interacting with customers.
Special Olympic athletes also greeted customers, Cameron said.
In May, officers will volunteer to run the Special Olympics torch through Clallam and Jefferson counties to Kitsap for its ultimate destination at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, where the Summer Special Olympics will be held.
