1,000 Toys Distributed in
2005 Motorcycle Toy Run
Volunteers at the Short Term Emergency Aid Committee (STEAC) distributed over 1,000 toys received from an annual motorcycle toy drive.
Nearly 5,000 motorcycle enthusiasts took part in the Renegade Classics Toy Drive, which was co-sponsored by the Renegade Classics motorcycle supply store in Sacramento and the Cache Creek Casino.
“The annual motorcycle drive is a great way for us to help children in the Yolo County shelters who don’t participate in our Holiday Adopt-A-Family Program,” said Tom Martens, STEAC’s executive director. “The bikers created toy mountain at the casino, then we gave all the toys away to local programs.”
Martens was referring to the pile of toys that was created at the entrance to the casino after they were delivered by the motorcycle enthusiasts. The annual drive started when some 3,000 of the bikers met in the parking lot of the Sacramento store, then were led in two long strings to the casino. Some 2,000 other bikers met them, filling the outdoor parking lot at the casino.
STEAC collected and then redistributed the toys to:
Progress Ranch, Davis
Families First, Davis
Davis Community Meals, Davis
Yolo Crisis Nursery in Davis
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Center, Woodland
Yolo County Child Protective Services, Woodland
Broderick Christian Center, West Sacramento.
These are pictures from the event:
Over 3,000 bikers -- some with their kids -- arrived at the Renegade Classic motorcycle
supply store in Sacramento
Bikers received boxes of candy.
Members of the California Highway Patrol led the bikers to the
Cache Creek Casino.
Toys were deposited in a pile at Cache Creek Casino.
STEAC and three other nonprofits loaded the toys onto
their trucks.
Boy Scouts help unload the STEAC truck and sort the toys for distribution
to the homes and shelters.
Short Term Emergency Aid Committee
Extending a Helping Hand to Low Income Residents of Yolo County Since 1967
Box 1047
Davis, CA. 95617
530-758-8435 (office) 530-758-5444 (request for services line) 530-758-8521 (fax)
E-mail: steac@dcn.org Web Page: http: http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~steac