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By Tyler Jones Sep. 21, 2016

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. -- The 15th annual Challenge of the Heroes returns to Douglas County Thursday night.

The public can go to area restaurants, where local first responders and law enforcement officials will be volunteering and competing to earn as many tips as possible.

All of the money raised will be given to the local UP2USNOW initiative to combat child abuse in the county.

“What we really want to do is reduce and prevent the incidents of child abuse in Douglas County, and we do that through a lot of different community projects, such as education in elementary, middle, and high school. We have an opiate task force, a human trafficking task force,” said Marion Kotowski with the Mercy Foundation.

Here is a list of restaurants where you can go support these men and women:

Alexander’s Greek Cuisine (Roseburg) -- 5:30 pm to 8 pm.

Brocks BBQ (Myrtle Creek) -- 5:30 pm to 8 pm.

Brix, Carlos’ Restaurante (Winston) -- 5:30 pm to 8 pm.

Dakota Street Pizza (Sutherlin) -- 5:30 pm to 8 pm.

Fusion (Sutherlin) -- 5:30 pm to 8 pm.

Loggers Tap House (Roseburg) -- 5:30 pm to 8 pm.

Munchies Original (Glide) -- 5:30 pm to 8 pm.

Salud (Roseburg) -- 5:30 pm to 8 pm.

The Sportsman (Riddle) -- 11:30 am to 2 pm.