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Motorcycle Toy Run 2011.
The Festive Season is fast approaching, heralding the annual Motorcycle Toy Run
that is scheduled to take place on Sunday, 27 November 2011. The 2011 rendition
of the much-loved Toy Run event is at a NEW end-venue, it will be held at the John
Barrable Hall which is situated at the Benoni Northerns Sports grounds in Northmead,
Benoni. The off-road ride is again hosted by Dirt Broncos.
The Toy Run is an institution amongst the biking fraternity, says Graeme Cartwright,
Toy Run 2011 end-venue organiser. “The addition of a venue located on the East Rand
is in line with safety considerations from the organising committee that are centred
around the reduction of massed rides in hope of alleviating congestion and overheating
of bikes en route. The East Rand Toy Run will cater for both hard core bikers as
well as family members with separate sound stages and a kiddie’s play area.”
“For those who wish to participate in a mass ride, two starting venues in the form
of Meadowdale Checkers Hyper in Edenvale (East) and Westgate Shopping Centre (West)
will be available. We would like to urge bikers and their families to form their
own rides to the end venue, for those who would like to steer clear of the mass
rides,” says Cartwright.
Toy Run is synonymous with a great day out and comprises of entertainment, stalls
including food stands and events. “The only entrance fee charge is a toy for the
less fortunate. We would however like to remind our patrons that the children benefiting
from the event range in age from 6 months to 18 years and we would like ask our
Toy Run patrons to focus on educational and toiletry packs as gifts,” explains Cartwright.
The annual Toy Run has been held for 28 consecutive years and has expanded to include
over 20 simultaneous toy collections around the country. Even during the economic
crisis of 2010, 60 000 toys were collected for re-distribution to the less fortunate
children in various homes, the Gauteng run having managed to gather 35 000 toys
and educational parcels.
“We would like to remind participants that the Johannesburg Metro Police Department
could be checking bikes for roadworthiness and that the organisers fully support
the wearing of full protective gear,” concludes Cartwright.
Where:
John Barrable Hall
Benoni Northerns Sports Club grounds
Rynfield
Benoni
GPS: 26.15574; 28.317322
When: Sunday, 27 November 2011
Time: From 09h00
Web Site: www.toyrun.org.za
There are still opportunities available for stalls at the end venue. For more information,
contact Mich at stalls@toyrun.org.za.
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About Toy Run.
Launched in 1982 simultaneously in Cape Town and Johannesburg by the Italian Motorcycle
Owners Club (IMOC), the Toy Run is now the largest motorcycling-related charity
event in Southern Africa and arguably the world. A Toy Run is held in over nineteen
centres in the Southern African region, hosted by local motorcycle clubs and other
organisations, with the invaluable assistance of the commercial sector.
The Toy Run Company was founded in 1996 as a section 21 company and comprises a
board of directors appointed from the organising committee. The directors, the organising
committee and the distributing Round Tables work as volunteers and expect no remuneration
for services rendered. The aim of Toy Run is to improve and enhance the image of
motorcyclists and to collect and distribute toys and gifts to less privileged children
up to the age of18 years.
Issued by: Deidre Beylis
Watt Communications
011 425 6290 or deidre@Wattcommunications.co.za
On behalf of: Graeme Cartwright
Toy Run 2010 end-venue organiser
082 903 5767
Date: 24 October 2011
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