On the last Sunday of November each year, thousands of bikers all over Southern Africa gather for the annual Toy Run, one of the world’s biggest motorcycle charity events and, after more than four decades, one of the best known. On Sunday 30 November, Killarney is proud to host the 43nd annual Cape Town Toy Run.
Every year the Toy Run, as a registered charity, gives toys to thousands of children in foster homes, orphanages, clinics, places of safety, grassroots daycare centres and creches across the Western Cape, a silent minority for whom the opportunity to receive a gift would not exist were it not for this event.
The first Cape Town Toy Run in 1983 hosted 76 motorcycles; this year’s event is confidently expected to bring together one hundred times that number, as riders on motorcycles of every size and genre, festooned with toys of all descriptions, converge on Killarney.
AND YOU’RE INVITED TO JOIN US FOR A FULL DAY OF LIVE MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT, FINE FOOD, ICE-COLD DRINKS AND MARKET STALLS – ALL FOR THE PRICE OF A TOY!
There is no couvert charge for the celebration at the end point; your entry ticket is your toy - or toys!
The Toy Run isn't just for bikers; it's for anybody who is ready to give back for the benefit of those who in need.
They don't even have to be new toys; the Toy Run receives hundreds of well-loved toys from children who, once they understand what the Run is all about, give up their favourites for a child less fortunate - and it is said that those toys bring with them a special karma.
Each year the Toy Run receives thousands of fluffy toys (the symbol of the Toy Run is, after all, a teddy bear) but there is also a great need for toys for older children, such as dolls, toy vehicles (cars, motorcycles, trucks and, especially, fire engines!) as well as sports sets, arts and crafts equipment and games.
And after you have placed your toy (or toys!) in the five-ton truck parked there for the purpose, you’re invited to join the riders – free of charge – for the festivities.
There’s live music and other entertainment, food and drinks to suit every taste and pocket (including halaal),
a dedicated children's play area, badge and T-shirt sales, motorcycle displays and a host of stalls offering bikewear and bling for you and your bike.
The riders of the Italian Motorcycle Owners Club started the Toy Run in 1983. But the bikers cannot do it alone; it takes a whole community to look after all its children.
BE HERE AT KILLARNEY ON SUNDAY 30 NOVEMBER – AND BRING TOYS!
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