State Police Again Team with SOKY for Statewide Fundraising Event

Once again in 2025 you can help Kentucky State Police Cover the Cruiser to support Special Olympics Kentucky. From April 21-25, Troopers across the state will be parked at various businesses attempting to cover their cruisers in Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics icons. Visit any Cover the Cruiser location and make a minimum $1 donation to Special Olympics Kentucky and you will receive an icon to personalize and tape to a KSP cruiser parked there. All 16 KSP posts across the state and the State Headquarters in Frankfort the state are participating in Cover the Cruiser events during the week, and all proceeds go to provide Special Olympics Kentucky sports, health and school community building programs throughout Kentucky.

You will also be able to give on site via Venmo in addition to cash.

2025 Cover the Cruiser Schedule
April 21
Hazard/Post 13 – Walmart; 120 Daniel Boone Plaza – 10 am-2 pm

April 22
Barbourville/Post 10 – Walmart; 301 Parkway Plaza – 10 am-1 pm
London/Post 11 – Walmart; 1851 KY-192 W. – 9 am-2 pm

April 23

April 24
Elizabethtown/Post 4 – Five Star; 501 Ring Rd. – 10 am-2 pm
Owensboro/Post 16 – Audubon Federal Credit Union, 1429 Breckenridge St. – 10:30 am-1:30 pm

April 25
Williamstown/Post 6 – Ark Encounters; 1 Ark Dr. – 8:30 am-12 pm
Frankfort/State Headquarters – Kroger; 300 Brighton Park Blvd. – 10 am-2 pm

TBD
Murray/Post 1 – Pocket’s Shell Station; 1102 Octane Dr. – 10 am-2 pm
Central City/Post 2 – Casey’s General Store; 645 S. 2nd St. – 10 am-2 pm
Bowling Green/Post 3 – Five Star; 7288 Louisville Rd. – 9 am-3 pm
Carrollton/Post 5 – Walmart; 200 Floyd Dr. – 10 am-3 pm
Richmond/Post 7 – Walmart; 820 Eastern Bypass – 10 am-2 pm
Morehead/Post 8 – Walmart; 200 Walmart Way – 10 am-2 pm
Pikeville/Post 9 – Walmart; 254 Cassady Blvd. – 9 am-2 pm
Georgetown/Post 12 – Kroger; 106 Marketplace Cir. – 10 am-3 pm
Morehead/Post 14 – 
Columbia/Post 15 – Doc’s Market; 2939 Campbellsville Rd. – 10 am-1 pm

This will be the sixth year for the Cover the Cruiser program. It has raised a total of more than $67,000 in its first four years, including $10,801.01 a year ago.

KSP initiated the Cover the Cruiser fundraising event in 2020 when the annual Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run was canceled due to COVID-19. Each year, The Torch Run escorts the Special Olympics Flame of Hope to kick off the State Summer Games in Richmond, Ky.

State Troopers participate in the Law Enforcement Torch Run effort, in conjunction with law enforcement agencies throughout the United States, to raise awareness and funding for Special Olympics programs.

“We are excited to still have the opportunity to work with the Kentucky State Police on this campaign,” said Special Olympics Kentucky CE Angie Cruse-Tinch. “The Kentucky State Police means a lot to our program, including playing a big role in the State Summer Games presenting awards. Our athletes look forward to having the opportunity to meet and spend time with Troopers at these stops and greatly appreciate the support they receive through Cover the Cruiser.”

For more information about the Cover the Cruiser event or about Special Olympics Kentucky, contact James Lawrence, Development Director, at 502-695-8222 or jlawrence@soky.org.