Local donut shop and law enforcement join together in ‘Cop on a Rooftop’ for Special Olympics

[May 21, 2019]   LINCOLN - On Friday morning, the law enforcement presence at Dunkin Donuts in Lincoln was getting plenty of attention as visitors to the popular stop located right off the interstate opened their hearts and their wallets for Special Olympics.

With a number of various ‘cops’ on the roof of the donut shop waving to drivers as they passed by, and a large presence of officers and their families on the ground handing out coupons and mugs in exchange for donations, the fundraiser was raking in the cash.

According to Special Olympics Facility Coordinator at Logan Correctional Center, Lieutenant Stephen Kretschmer, it had been a very productive morning with a lot of folks dropping in donations as they approached the drive-up window or entered through the front door of the shop.

The group had a tent set up right outside the front door of the building with large cans for donations. Every donation earned the patron a free regular donut when they walked inside the store.

Just ahead of the drive-in window, more volunteers stood greeting patrons of the drive-thru. Again, a dollar in the can got the donor a 99-cent regular donut courtesy of Dunkin.

For those who gave a minimum of $10, a Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics travel mug and a coupon for a free coffee inside was the thank you gift for such generosity.

The tent also offered walk-in customers an opportunity to purchase Torch Run tee-shirts.

While Kretschmer was on the ground doing a heck of a job soliciting donations, his counterpart from Lincoln Correctional, Monica Slater, was on the roof along with other officers from the Lincoln and Logan Correctional Centers, Lincoln Police Department and the Logan County Sheriff’s office.

The money raised will go toward assisting with the costs incurred in the many Special Olympics games and tournaments held throughout this region.

All together on Friday there were 315 Dunkin Donuts across the state who hosted Cops on a Rooftop with a goal of gaining more than the 2018 fundraising record of $871,000.

[Nila Smith]