By NATE KING
Salina Post
In one week hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts will bring Christmas cheer to those who need it most this holiday season.
The riders for the Salina Toy Run will start lining up at noon on Sunday, Nov. 19 in the southeast parking lot of the Central Mall, 2259 S. Ninth Street.
The riders will depart at 2 p.m. and will move north on Ninth Street to W. Elm Street. From there the route goes east to N. Santa Fe Avenue, and then south to E. Crawford Street. The group will then go east to S. Ohio Street and south to Cloud Street to the final destination of Emmanuel Church Salina, 1325 E. Cloud Street Salina
This year marks the 37th year for the Salina Toy Run. The event, which was first organized by the Golden Eagle Bike Clube, collects toys for the Ashby House and DVACK (Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas).
Event organizer Jim Trepoy thanked the City of Salina for adjusting fees so the event could continue.
"The city dropped down the application fee and permit fee so we got that all squared away," Trepoy said. "I want to say thanks to the city for that now hopefully we'll have some good weather."
Trepoy said if mother nature cooperates, he thinks this year will be a "big one."
"It all comes down to Mother Nature, but I think with some of the hoops we had to jump through this year, this might be a pretty big one," Trepoy said.