Jack Wickham, right, a Special Olympian, and Durango Police Department Detective Terry Brookins explain the Tip-A-Cop fundraiser Thursday to patrons at The Palace Restaurant. Members of DPD, Colorado State Patrol, La Plata County Sheriff’s Office and Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office along with 10 Special Olympics athletes waited tables and asked customers to leave an additional tip as a donation to Special Olympics Colorado. This is the second year for the daylong fundraiser. Last year, more than $6,000 was raised. Sitting are, clockwise, Beau Gabaldon, 8; his mother, Colleen Gabaldon; Elyssa Clark; and Elizabeth van den Berg. Beau is also the son of John Gabaldon.
Jack Wickham, right, a Special Olympian, and Durango Police Department Detective Terry Brookins explain the Tip-A-Cop fundraiser Thursday to patrons at The Palace Restaurant. Members of DPD, Colorado State Patrol, La Plata County Sheriff’s Office and Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office along with 10 Special Olympics athletes waited tables and asked customers to leave an additional tip as a donation to Special Olympics Colorado. This is the second year for the daylong fundraiser. Last year, more than $6,000 was raised. Sitting are, clockwise, Beau Gabaldon, 8; his mother, Colleen Gabaldon; Elyssa Clark; and Elizabeth van den Berg. Beau is also the son of John Gabaldon.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald