The Holiday Toy Run rolls out Sunday, Oct. 19, to kick off CHOR Youth & Family Services\u2019 2025 Holiday Gift Drive, marking the 35th year of the community tradition.<\/p>\n
Organizers expect hundreds of motorcycles, cars, and supporters to gather at Meadowbrook Country Club, 1153 Rick Road, Reading. Check-in runs from 10:30 a.m. to noon; participants are asked to bring a toy, gift card, or donation. Kickstands are set for 12:30 p.m., with a ride to Cardy Day Academy, 1040 Nicolls St., Reading.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had an overwhelming amount of interest this year\u2014our committee grew to more than 20 members representing different clubs,\u201d said Jill Troutman, Senior Director of Advancement and Marketing. \u201cThey really took charge\u2014distributing boxes, collecting toys, and spreading the word. Thanks to their dedication, this could be our largest ride to date!\u201d<\/p>\n
According to CHOR, the Toy Run launches a season of giving that helps fulfill more than 20,000 holiday wishes for children and teens served by the organization\u2019s programs across the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is such a wonderful time of the year, and it shows the commitment of the riders and the community to make wishes come true for those less fortunate,\u201d Troutman said. \u201cOur kids look forward to this event every year\u2014they love seeing the bikes and meeting the riders. It\u2019s an incredible reminder that kindness, compassion, and community still shine bright.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you can\u2019t join the ride: \u201cBe an Elf\u201d CHOR is seeking volunteers to \u201cBe an Elf\u201d this season by shopping from wish tags, donating gift cards, or organizing Giving Trees at workplaces, churches, or schools. Each child in CHOR\u2019s care selects four wishes valued around $25\u2013$35 each. Elves are also needed to assist with gift check-in Dec. 3\u201313 as donations are collected and distributed to programs across the region.<\/p>\n
For details or to sign up, call 610-478-8266 ext. 1249 or email headelfchoryfs@gmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Holiday Toy Run rolls out Sunday, Oct. 19, to kick off CHOR Youth & Family Services\u2019 2025…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6104,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-6103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}