Motorcycle riders to join 15th annual Toys for Tots Toy Run
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:53 am
Motorcycle riders to join 15th annual Toys for Tots Toy Run
Thursday, November 2, 2006 - By: DEREK HODGES, Staff Writer - The Mountain Press - zwire.com
SEVIERVILLE - For the last 14 years the U.S. Marine Corp has combined two Christmas favorites - bikes and toys - in an effort to bring joy to the less fortunate on Christmas morning.
This weekend that tradition will continue as the local Marine Corp League sponsors the 15th Annual Marine Corp Toys for Tots Toy Run.
Motorcycle riders will meet at the Sevier County Fairgrounds from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. With the donation of a new, unwrapped toy or $10 per person, they will be able to take part in a ride to Chilhowee Park in Knoxville that will begin at 1 p.m. At the conclusion of the ride a meal will be served at the park for riders.
Donations given during the ride will go to brighten the holidays for children in need in this area, ride coordinator J.T. Cash said.
"Anywhere you live in East Tennessee, there's probably somebody in your neighborhood who won't get something for Christmas," Cash said. "We're all blessed in our own way. What little bit we can do to help other people is one step closer to help make the world a better place for everybody."
Completing the holiday trifecta along with bikes and toys this year will be Santa Claus himself. In conjunction with the Marines' effort, Reel Theaters in Sevierville is collecting toys from Nov. 3-16. Boxes will be located in the theater's lobby so moviegoers can donate toys on their way into the show.
The collection corresponds with the premier of the third in Tim Allen's "Santa Clause" movie series. Allen is the national spokesman for Toys for Tots.
Items collected from the ride and the theater will be distributed on Dec. 16 at the fairgrounds. Those interested in receiving toys can apply on Nov. 18, 21 or 29, or Dec. 2 or 9, also at the fairgrounds. To qualify a family must be on government assistance and be U.S. citizens.
For more information about the theater's effort, call 453-9055 or for more information about the toy run, call Cash at 389-5957.
Thursday, November 2, 2006 - By: DEREK HODGES, Staff Writer - The Mountain Press - zwire.com
SEVIERVILLE - For the last 14 years the U.S. Marine Corp has combined two Christmas favorites - bikes and toys - in an effort to bring joy to the less fortunate on Christmas morning.
This weekend that tradition will continue as the local Marine Corp League sponsors the 15th Annual Marine Corp Toys for Tots Toy Run.
Motorcycle riders will meet at the Sevier County Fairgrounds from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. With the donation of a new, unwrapped toy or $10 per person, they will be able to take part in a ride to Chilhowee Park in Knoxville that will begin at 1 p.m. At the conclusion of the ride a meal will be served at the park for riders.
Donations given during the ride will go to brighten the holidays for children in need in this area, ride coordinator J.T. Cash said.
"Anywhere you live in East Tennessee, there's probably somebody in your neighborhood who won't get something for Christmas," Cash said. "We're all blessed in our own way. What little bit we can do to help other people is one step closer to help make the world a better place for everybody."
Completing the holiday trifecta along with bikes and toys this year will be Santa Claus himself. In conjunction with the Marines' effort, Reel Theaters in Sevierville is collecting toys from Nov. 3-16. Boxes will be located in the theater's lobby so moviegoers can donate toys on their way into the show.
The collection corresponds with the premier of the third in Tim Allen's "Santa Clause" movie series. Allen is the national spokesman for Toys for Tots.
Items collected from the ride and the theater will be distributed on Dec. 16 at the fairgrounds. Those interested in receiving toys can apply on Nov. 18, 21 or 29, or Dec. 2 or 9, also at the fairgrounds. To qualify a family must be on government assistance and be U.S. citizens.
For more information about the theater's effort, call 453-9055 or for more information about the toy run, call Cash at 389-5957.