Bikers are set to gather in Olympia this Saturday, December 2, to participate in the 45th Annual Olympia Toy Run.
“The Olympia Toy Run is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and Washington State charitable organization. Our mission is to bring people together for a very worthy cause.... the joy of a child receiving a gift during the holiday season, explained Toy Run secretary/treasurer, Jen "Bad Kitty" Dempsey. “We collect toys and money to benefit children and families in need in our community during the holiday season and throughout the entire year.”
Dempsey added that they work together with agencies such as the Salvation Army Corps of Olympia through their Toy and Joy program, a program that helps to ensure hundreds of lower-income families in our community have an opportunity to have gifts for their children.
“I love working with the other members of the Olympia Toy Run because of their passion to help kids and others who support our cause,” Dempsey remarked.
The Olympia Toy Run is one of the “largest and long-standing ones in the west,” shared Dempsey.
This year, the run will congregate at South Sound Mall in Lacey starting at 10 a.m., setting off at 1 p.m., moving along Pacific Avenue to State Avenue, through downtown Olympia to Deschutes Parkway, and ending at Marathon Park.
Bikers may join with an unwrapped toy, a $10 donation for single riders, or a $15 donation for double riders. Only street-legal motorcycles are allowed to participate.
There will also be a raffle at the gathering featuring biker-related prizes, with tickets sold for a dollar each or six tickets for $5. The drawing will beIt will be drawn at 651 Sleater Kinney Rd SE Suite 1300, Lacey, at the Sears parking lot of the South Sound Center.
Event-related merchandise will also be sold. Click here for the group's Facebook page.
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