Maui Toy Run  
 
 
   

U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE TOYS FOR TOTS

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011

Parade Starts @ 11:00 A.M - 9:AM Gathering At Walmart, Kahului
Bring an un-wrapped toy for the keiki
 Parade route:
  • Kahului to Lahaina’s Canary Mall via Front Street
  • Returning to “Carrie & Eddie’s Hideaway” Restaurant @ 2:PM
  • Live music with “Bad Kitty” & “The 3 R’rs”
  • Raffle drawings, Poker run, door prizes and ono grinds!

For donations, please make checks payable to:
SBU Maui toy run
C/O Street Bikers United Hawaii
P.O. Box 532640, Kihei, HI 96753
All donations are tax deductible.
View Toy Run Poster for Additional Information

Donation to the Maui Chapter's Christmas Toy Run: Enter a dollar amount

Purchase 2011 Maui Chapter Toy Run tickets online: $20.00

Tickets & T's will be available at the event Sunday Dec.18, 2011

NEW! This Years Toy Run Auto Information Up-dates to your cellular phone:
If you are not a member of SBU but plan on participating in this year's toy run and would like to receive up-dates and information regarding the run, (such as a cancellation and rescheduling of the run do to inclement weather), just text keyword "toys" to #313131.  You will automatically be added to our info list.  If you are currently on the auto up-date list and wish to be removed, just text keyword "stop" to #313131, and you will automatically be removed from the list and no longer receive SBU text messages.

Supporters:

  • -Cary & Eddies Hideaway Restaurant
  • -Houi's Life's a Beach Bar & Grill
  • -Maui Zipline Familly Fun
  • -Maui All-Stars Cheerleader Squad
  • - Walmart
  • - Lulu's Lahaina
  • - Lahaina Canary Mall
  • - Maui Pack and Ship, Kahului
  • - Kahale's Beach Pub
  • - Dog & Duck Tavern
  • - The "Love Shack", Kihei
  • - Maui Towing
  • - Kihei Lock & Key
  • - Empire Disposal

Toys For Tots

Toys for tots Began in 1947, when Major Bill Hendricks, USCR and a group of Marine Reservists in Los Angeles collected and distributed 5,000 toys to needy children. The idea came form Bill’s wife, Diane. In the fall of 1947, Diane crafted a homemade doll and asked Bill to deliver the doll to an organization, which would give it to a needy child at Christmas. When Bill determined that no agency existed, Diane told Bill that he should start one. He did. The 1947 pilot project was so successful that the Marine Corps adopted Toys for Tots in 1948 and expanded it into a nationwide campaign. That year, Marine Corps Reserve units across the nation conducted Toys for Tots campaigns in each community in which a Marine Reserve Center was located. Marines have conducted successful nationwide campaigns at Christmas each year since 1948. The initial objective that remains the hallmark of the program today is to “bring the joy of Christmas to America’s needy children”.
To read more: Toys For Tots

Lanai and Molokai are part of Maui county and some toys donated on Maui do go to those islands. The Salvation Army serves 250 to 500 children on Lanai and over 2,000 on Molokai every Christmas. Those communities are so economically depressed that the most toys ever donated on them has totaled 50. Usually it’s about 20 or less.

Rest assured, our Maui Toy Run in support of Toys For Tots, The United States Marine Corps, and the Salvation Army are totally legit and are getting your donated toys to where they are needed.

Any Questions? Email Jake Jacobus - President