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Post by jeepinjp on Dec 11, 2010 7:24:04 GMT -5
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Post by gipsie on Dec 11, 2010 11:14:32 GMT -5
NICE! I think they are delivering the toys we bought tomorrow in the AM. Here is a picture of what we bought and donated from the cleanup money!  |
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Post by jeepinjp on Dec 12, 2010 20:35:46 GMT -5
nice ...... here`s a pic from ours..................http://stillwater-photoworks.smugmug.com/Cars/toys-for-tots-10/MG5347/1122882008_NZC3C-M.jpg  |
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Post by gipsie on Dec 12, 2010 23:38:52 GMT -5
We dropped them off at the church that was coordinating th ewhole effort today. There were teary eyes and good will all around. Hopefully Terry will post some photos!!!
Please do because I haven't seen such good will in a long time!
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Post by jeepinjp on Dec 12, 2010 23:47:41 GMT -5
same here we actually, my jeep club North Jersey Jeep Club have been doing it for years with about 20 dealers and other shops on our list. Two years ago we joined efforts with another organization I belong to, Military Transport Association which runs the toy train throughout north jersey. At our last pickup site we had 15 rigs packed with toys and one of our members told me he heard on the radio that there were a few hundred people at the toy train our drop spot, so I call a buddy of mine who is on the job in that town and he passed my name and my vehicle info onto the officer on duty at the train and when we pulled up they opened a lane and as we pulled in folks were clapping and cheering and forming an assembly line to the train and everyone was shaking our hands and patting us on the back, but all we do is collect and deliver....
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Post by gipsie on Dec 13, 2010 6:23:59 GMT -5
Sweet! We got the same cheers and stuff but I agree with you there. We pulled into the church and the park police put their flashing lights on as we went in. It was very cool and a beautiful thing. Yours sounds HUGE! I do another with a couple local bike clubs and we ride (usually in the freezing cold) as an escort to a couple of large trucks full of toys. This year we are hooking up with some guys from Warriors Watch and stopping at military families houses whose soldiers are overseas. The kids get a kick out of seeing Santa on a Harley, hehe.
I am not a religious person and do not do a lot for the holidays, so to me, what we do is what Christmas is all about.
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Post by jeepinjp on Dec 13, 2010 7:55:09 GMT -5
Yes I have done and seen the escorts and they are great.. I do packing with Adopt A Soldier Platoon every other week around holidays for the troops and any other way I can help the troops so I know it must be delivering to the military kids especially with Santa on a Harley(although I prefer a Ducati ) lol. I actually just got an email from RedBeard from WWR to help up nirth on mission requests.
Everyone does their good deeds in different ways, going to church or whatever does not make you a religious person in my eyes, things like what you are doing is God`s work... and what Christmas is all about. So thanks for what you do.....
RedBeard
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