MAYWOOD POLICE SPEARHEAD TWO SPECIAL OLYMPICS FUNDRAISING EVENTS

The Maywood Police Department will participate in two fundraising events for Special Olympics next week. 
 
On Thursday, June 4, five local police departments will be in the 2009 Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run starting at 1:30 PM at Madison and Austin.  Along with Oak Park, Forest Park, Bellwood and Hillside, the Maywood Police runners will cover 5.5 miles down Madison all the way to Mannheim in Bellwood. 
 
As the runners past the different villages, the torch will be passed to the respective police department competitors.  Competitors will solicit donations for the Special Olympics.  For further information, please contact Sgt. West of the Maywood Police Department at 708: 450-4470.
 
On Saturday, June 6, the police department, in collaboration with the Village of Maywood Special Events Commission, will present “Maywood Bike the Path.”  This fundraiser for Special Olympics will start at 11 a.m. at the entrance to the Illinois Prairie Bike Path at First Avenue.  Bikers will end in Hillside.
 
Registration fee is $3 for adult bikers and $2 for youth.  For more information, contact either Sgt. West or Dawn Williams-Rone at 343-6143.
 
On May 22, the Maywood Police Department participated in “Cops on Tops,” a Special Olympics fundraising event held at the Dunkin Donuts in Broadview.  More than $1000 was collected from that effort.