Bikers Bring Toys To Children
GIFTS DELIVERED BY HARLEY-RIDING SANTA DURING ABATE’S ANNUAL TOY RUN
Monday, December 7, 2009
Jerry Grounds of Centerton meets with other bikers Sunday at Heartland Honda in Springdale for the Arkansas Bikers Aiming Toward Education 24th annual Toy Run.
Photo by Justin Wedgworth
Kids, parents and volunteers swarmed the Donald W. Reynolds Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville on Sunday afternoon, awaiting bikers led by a Harley-Davidsonriding Santa.
A line of bikers brought toys from Heartland Honda in Springdale to the club to be distributed among the large crowd of parents and children.
The gathering was a part of an organization called, ABATE, Arkansas Bikers Aiming Toward Education.
Sunday, the group held its 24th annual Toy Run. Bikers were required to bring a new toy as admission to the ride.
While the children were grateful, the bikers’ turnout was far less than years past, according to Grady Jones, sergeant-atarms for ABATE and the oldest member of the organization.
One hundred fifty bikers participated in ...
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