2010 MotorCycle Toy Run
The Motorcycle Toy Run, taking place on Sunday 28 November, is the day when South Africa’s loudest minority open their hearts to its most silent. Now celebrating their 28th successive run, the current format is a far cry from its humble beginnings of some 300 motorcyclists travelling from Milner Park to Rand Stadium in Turfontein. Now, not only an institution in the biking community, the Toy Run has become known as South Africa’s largest and most heart-warming charity event.
The object of the Toy Run is for each participant to donate one or more toys, to make Christmas a little brighter for children of all ages and races in orphanages, shelters, homes and hospitals in our communities. In addition to raising the general public’s view of motor bikers and now cyclists too on Saturday 27 November!
The Toy Runs in Johannesburg, Cape Town & Bloemfontein are registered Organisations, administered by a non profit (Section 21) Company in Johannesburg, and a Charity Toy Run Trust in both Cape Town & Bloemfontein. None of the Directors of the Toyrun company, nor the trustees have ever benefited in any way from proceeds of a Toy Run.
The inaugural Toy Runs, organized by the Italian Motorcycle owners club, took place simultaneously in Cape Town and Johannesburg in November 1982. Now some 28 years down the line, there are Toy Runs in major centres and small towns all over South Africa, (Bethlehem, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, East London, Johannesburg, Kimberly, Klerksdorp, Mossel Bay, Nelspruit, Port Elizabeth, Pietermaritzburg, Pietersburg, Plettenberg Bay, Queenstown, Swakopmunt, Vanderbijlpark, Vryheid, & Windhoek), hosted by local motorcycle clubs and service organizations, with the invaluable assistance of the commercial sector. The number of participating motorcycles range from 90 to 18,000
Over 40,000 motorcyclists and their friends are expected to turn out across the country on Sunday 28 November with toys of all shapes and descriptions, to bring a better Christmas to disadvantaged children. Distribution is coordinated by various service clubs. In Gauteng, due to the runs size, the resources of Round Table, Lions, Rotary, Rotary Anns & Rotoract, Salvation Army and Ladies Circle are utilized, making it the largest combined services project known in the world.
On Saturday 27 November the inaugural cycling event will take place starting from Gate 1 at the MTN Expo Centre at 07h30. Motorbike marshals will be present as well as medical support to ensure the safety of participants. Refreshments will be available after the ride. The only entry fee is to bring a toy, sports equipment or even a stationery pack.
The route will be approximately 25km from MTN Expo Centre to Soweto and is suited to most recreational cyclists. Refreshments and a small expo will be available at the venue to keep waiting family members entertained.
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