If Kitsap County Sheriff Steve Boyer doesn’t get you your burger and fries fast enough, give him a nice tip anyway.

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) deputies will once again serve as guest waiters from noon to 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Silverdale Red Robin Restaurant to raise money for Special Olympics Washington.

Tip-a-Cop, which is supported by KCSO and the Kitsap County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild, used to be called Cops and Lobsters, according to KCSO spokesman Deputy Scott Wilson, because up until several years ago, it was hosted at Red Lobster.

Deputies will don aprons, take meal orders and carry serving trays as part of the nationwide law enforcement fund-raising effort for Special Olympics. Money earned by the guest waiters, in the form of tips or gratuities, will be donated to Special Olympics Washington and directly benefits Kitsap County Special Olympics athletes.

“This is one of those charity functions that all law enforcement agencies across the country participate in,” Wilson said. “It unites all law enforcement officers under one cause, which we feel is worthy.”

More than 8,000 athletes compete in Special Olympics Washington.

“It really is a heartwarming type of event. It just re-establishes the kindness of humanity,” he said. “It certainly is one of those things that will bring a tear to your eye.”

Last year, deputies raised more than $7,000 in tips for Special Olympics Washington, which was one of the highest amounts of customer donations received by any Washington state Red Robin Restaurant during Tip-a-Cop.

“We’ll shoot for $7,000 again this year. We all recognize the state of the economy,” Wilson said. “It all depends on if people can afford to go eat at Red Robin.”

Wilson said deputies participate in Tip-a-Cop off the clock and enjoy the event because it raises money for such a worthy cause.

“We see so much ugliness in our line of work and to see something like Special Olympics, it just is so uplifting and the benefit these folks receive from our contributions is just great,” Wilson said.

Tip-a-Cop is part of the yearlong Law Enforcement Torch Run Campaign (LETR), celebrating its 28th anniversary this year, which supports Special Olympics.

This portion of the LETR fund-raising campaign will take place at 35 Red Robin restaurants in Washington between April 6 and 18, with various law enforcement agencies providing guest waiters April 18.