3rd Annual Tampa Bay Area U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Toy Run
TAMPA, FL – The Marine Corps League Detachment 1226 (Riverview), with help from 10 local motorcycle groups, presents their 3rd annual motorcycle Toy Run Sunday November 25, 2012 in support of the Marine Toys for Tots 2012 campaign in Tampa Bay.
The Toy Run starts at the Toys for Tots warehouse, 4479 West Gandy Blvd, Tampa with rider registration from 9:30am to 11:00am. The riders will depart as one group at 11:30am, escorted by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The toy run ends at Uncle Mike’s Smokehouse & Grill at Brandon Harley Davidson, 9841 East Adamo Dr, Brandon. A $10 donation and a new, unwrapped toy, gets participation in the ride, a meal and a commemorative coin. Festivities run from 12pm to 4pm at Uncle Mike’s with live music, vendors, raffles, an auction and 50/50 raffle.
In conjunction with the Toy Run, there will be a community drive up toy drop off from 12pm to 4pm at Brandon Harley. Non riders wishing to donate can simply drive thru.
“Local donors provide most of the toys used in the Toys for Tots campaign and are contributed in connection with many events throughout the Tampa Bay Area” says John Bain, a member of the Marine Corps League and coordinator for the Toy Run. “In past years we have held collection drives at two of the Tampa Bay Lightning games, but with the current situation there, we have to work harder to meet our needs. In that regard, we are encouraging the community to stop by our event and drop off a toy. People wishing to donate will be able to just drive up and do so, or they are welcome to stay and enjoy the festivities. Toys for Tots anticipates distributing toys to about 12,000 children in Hillsborough County this year with each child receiving 6 to 8 items”
Local groups helping the Marine Corps League with the Toy Run this year include AMVETS Post 44; American Legion Posts 138, 148 and 389; Special Forces MC; Defenders LEMC; Latin Soldiers MA; L.A.M.A Brandon; Rolling Thunder Chapter 11; Moose Riders N. Tampa.
We are working extra hard this year to make sure that Tampa’s underprivileged children can experience the joy of receiving new toys.
The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is registered as an Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c) (3) charity; Federal ID number: 20-3021444.