Motorcyclists collect donated toys for local kids
Hundreds of motorcyclists in Colorado Springs are giving back to kids in their community.
After 27 years, the High Country Toy Run was canceled, but that’s not stopping motorcyclists from trying to make the holidays a little merrier.
“It’s time to do something good and give them something new that will put a smile on their face on Christmas morning,” said Toys for Tots coordinator Russ Miller. “We’ve been helping out thousands of kids every year, and we will do the same this year.”
High Country Toy Run organizers said they canceled the event this year because the city of Colorado Springs wouldn’t provide a police escort. The city classified the toy run as a special event, which requires a specific permit.
“It really bothered me a lot, that now it’s going to affect underprivileged children that weren’t going to get the toys that they would ordinarily get,” said motorcyclist William Mohr. “If you have, you should share, especially at Christmas.”
Despite not having an organized toy run, motorcyclists donated hundreds of toys to the Toys for Tots foundation Sunday.
“The people of Colorado Springs are incredible. They step up. We’ve seen that with the fires, with the floods. Everybody steps up and helps out their neighbor in this town,” Miller said.
Motorcyclists said they have high hopes for the charity event’s future.
“I hope that the people in the city back up and realize that this is a good thing, not a bad thing and do what they need to do to make sure this goes off better next year,” Mohr said.
