WFPD & Burger King partnering to support Special Olympics in April

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) and Burger King are joining forces in April to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC).

As part of the “Your Way for Inclusion” campaign, Wake Forest Police officers will be onsite at both Wake Forest Burger King locations on April 8 and April 22 selling SONC Torch Run T-Shirts and collecting donations to support the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.

On Friday, April 8, WFPD officers will be at the 12301 Capital Blvd. location from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. and at the 923 Gateway Commons Circle location from approximately 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The schedule for April 22 will be announced in the coming days.

In addition, both Burger King locations will affix QR code stickers to their bags throughout April which patrons can scan to make online donations directly to SONC. The QR codes will also be posted inside the restaurants.

The WFPD is now accepting SONC donations year-round at https://bit.ly/WFPDSpecialOlympics. All funds raised will go to SONC as part of The Law Enforcement Torch Run. For more information, contact Officer R. Wilkinson at 919-608-8472 or [email protected] or Cpl. J. McArthur at 919-554-6150 or [email protected].

SONC is one of the largest Special Olympics programs in the world with nearly 40,000 registered athletes who train and compete in year-round programs in 20 different sports. The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run® (LETR) for Special Olympics is the largest year-round public awareness and grass-roots fundraising campaign for Special Olympics. Known as Guardians of the Flame, law enforcement members and Special Olympics athletes carry the Flame of Hope into the Opening Ceremony of local competitions, and into Special Olympics State, National, Regional, and World Games. Annually, more than 110,000 dedicated and compassionate law enforcement members carry the “Flame of Hope,” symbolizing courage and the celebration of diversity, uniting communities around the globe. In North Carolina, nearly 2,000 law enforcement personnel support the NC LETR annually.