LOL! not really. The Annual Santa's Anonymous Toy Run is sort of an anomaly. It's the annual kick off to the toy gathering season for Santa's Anonymous that all of Edmonton and area's biker start off. Sort of a tradition for a good cause.
It's the only real organized ride that we ever attend, and not every year.
You ride from one spot (Usually a mall parking lot) to the destination, with your toys on your bike (I carry them in the Givi case, so I don't lose them, most people strap them to their bikes somehow). Along the way, even though the route isn't usually published, you will see people sitting in lawn chairs and wrapped in blankets (it was a cold day) watching, waving etc. The kids are the most fun,.. they get really excited if you wave or honk at them.
When you get to the destination, this year was Hawrelak park, there's a big semi truck to fill with toys, or you can leave a monetary donation. Either donation gets you admission to the grounds where there's food and a band, a ticket for numerous motorcycle related draws, and thousands of bikers to BS with, and whatnot. Possibly the only time that Harley Riders and "Crotch Rocket" riders get together for the same sort of cause.
Possibly the most "fun" prize they give out every year is the Alberta Safety Council MotorCycle Rider's Course gift certificate. it entitles the first rider that can come up to the stage with registration for a motorcycle in their name, and a driver's license missing a Class 6 (motorcycle) endorsement.
This year, there were a few toys to dodge on the freeway, but usually I don't see anything. We missed them, like r_outsider mentioned,... I don't know if the toy survived unscathed though.
With the minor exception of Dita's temper tantrum when we got to the park, the ride was uneventful. As with every year, there was the requisite construction zone planned into the route. Last year, the city decided to paint lines on the road along part of the route,... on a Sunday.
Topic: 09 09 27 edmonton Toy Run (Read 19794 times)