READING, Pa. – Now that we’re past Halloween, many people are already thinking about Christmas.<\/p>\n
In Reading, people came out to help make the holidays a little brighter for others in the 19th Annual Eastern PA Toy Run for Toys for Tots.<\/p>\n
Santa always does a great job at checking his list twice and making sure kids get what they hope for but, he needs a little extra from time to time, and that’s where Toys for Tots comes in.<\/p>\n
“I highly encourage everyone to help out. There’s a lot of needy kids out there. We need all the help we can get,” said George Aupperlee, who’s been playing Santa for Toys for Tots since the 1994.<\/p>\n
With Christmas still weeks away Toys for Tots is starting now with the help of Classic Harley-Davidson in Reading.<\/p>\n
“This is the kick off for collecting toys for Toys for Tots,” said Matthew Jackson, Director of Events and Marketing for Classic Harley-Davidson.<\/p>\n
The kick off started at Classic Harley-Davidson and riders of all sorts got a police escort down to FirstEnergy Stadium. Jackson said, “We had the Jeep club, the Mustang club, the classic cars, but obviously, our motorcycles.”<\/p>\n
Tim Farrell took part in the ride and said, “Any day you can get out and ride your motorcycle is a great day, and this is especially great because there’s a lot of us out here riding together for a good cause.”<\/p>\n
Participants were encouraged to bring a new unwrapped toy. “We will take all the toys we can get, but we are targeting ages 0 through 5 and 8 through 14.”<\/p>\n