THE 17th annual Durban National Motorcycle Toy Run, which is a charitable cause for children will take place on Sunday, 27 November.
The mass charity ride will start at the Pavilion at 9.30am and riders will get to show off their bikes. Riders needs to bring a toy as the entry fee.
The Toy Run will end at Lords and Legends at the Amanzimtoti Sports Ground, where there will be live entertainment for both adults and children, market stalls, and a president’s auction, where the club president that raises the most money gets to choose a local children charity to donate the entire amount to. Entry into the end venue is also just a toy.
“Toy Run has been running for so many years and it is a wonderful initiative. We believe we need to offer support for such worthy causes,” said Monique Botha from the Sapphire Coast Tourism.
Organiser of the Durban Toy Run, Lesley Boes said, “Everyone is welcome to bring a toy to the end venue, where they can enjoy live music and admire beautiful bikes. Anyone wishing to donate toys by bakkie loads are also welcome to attend. We need in excess of 20 000 toys this year. We also appeal to chain stores, schools, shopping malls and clubs to collect toys for this cause,” said Botha.
South Africa holds the world record and has broken the Guinness Book of Records for the largest amount of motorcycles in one place, and the biggest Charity Toy Run in the World.
Botha said last year’s Toy Run had more than 8 000 bikers, and almost 15 000 toys were collected and distributed to more than 30 local charities.
“Toy Run is such a great initiative to gather toys for the unfortunate children in time for Christmas, and the biggest mass ride in Durban,” said riders from the Roadhogs Durban Motorcycle Club.
The KZN Motorcycle Federation Road Captains in conjunction with RTI, Metro and SAPS, will be controlling the intersections and on and off ramps along the route from The Pavilion Shopping Centre, to the N3, and down the N2 South to Kingsway Road, and to the traffic lights at Adams Road.
Anyone not participating in the Toy Run and wishing to use these roads should either use alternative routes or depart for their destinations before 9am or after 11am.
