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Thunder Roads Kentucky & Owensboro Biker
News Holiday Bash Benefiting Toys for Tots
It’s that time of year to start thinking about Christmas!
Can you believe an entire year has come and gone since
we held the Annual Biker Ball benefiting the GySgt W.J.
Norris Detachment #804 Marine Corps League Marine Toys
for Tots Foundation? Well unbelievably, that is exactly what
the calendar page shows; and this year the tradition gets
a new name for 2012! It’s now the Thunder Roads/Owensboro
Biker News Holiday Bash Benefiting Toys for Tots!
Over the three previous Christmas seasons, this event
has been one of, if not the largest contributor to the Western
Kentucky Toys for Tots fundraising campaign, and the
2012 event will be held at the James L. Yates American
Legion Post # 9 located at 118 W. Veterans Blvd. in downtown
Owensboro. The venue was fantastic last year and
with the recent opening of the all new Smothers Park (City
Riverfront Park) across from the Legion this year the site
will be a showcase of Owensboro Christmas decorations
and pageantry.
On Saturday December 1st, come join forces with Thunder
Roads Kentucky, Owensboro Biker News and the
James L. Yates American Legion Post # 9 along with a
huge list of sponsors and supporters bringing the 2012 Holiday
Bash benefiting the USMC Toys for Tots event to life
again. Over the past three years, the benefit has assisted
the Toys for Tots campaign, along with many other local
businesses in helping take care of thousands of children
each year in the 11 local counties serviced by the GySgt.
W.J. Norris Detachment #804 Marine Corps League, the
2011 results totaled $7,608.40 raised in a single day. With
your continued support we hope that the 2012 event is
going to repeat the success of taking care of a lot of needy
children for Christmas.
All you need to do is look for the full-page advertisement
in this issue of Thunder Roads Kentucky, and call one of the
local Owensboro hotels, and book your room! Over the past
three years this event has continued to grow through the
support of many regional corporate and private sponsors
and donors. Please reach deep in your pocket and take part
in making the dreams of children in 11 counties of Kentucky
possible on Christmas mornings through the works of the
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.
Join us for an afternoon and evening full of activities as
the day starts off with registration for an “Indoor” Cornhole
Tournament opens at 12 Noon CST and remains open
until 2pm CST. The start time for the tournament is slated
for 2:30pm. Starting at 2pm until 5pm a real live Santa will
arrive for the kids to visit with and make sure they are on that good list! There will be a professional photographer on site
taking the kids pictures and printing you a holiday postcard for a donation to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Also
at 2pm the silent auction will open for bidding, and remain open until 9pm last year there were hundreds of items up for
grabs, so you want to make sure you stop by and check this out again! Starting a 5pm there will be a dinner buffet, it will
remain open as a dinner until 7pm, when it changes to a finger foods or pub style buffet for the remainder of the evening.
There will be Live Entertainment from 7pm until 2am and tons of fun things going on inside the Legion post!
So now you have the details! Look for the full page ad in this issue of Thunder Roads Kentucky! Share this event with
your friends and bring a carload of friends! Bring $10 per person and of course a new toy to the 2012 Toys for Tots Holiday
Bash!
Until Next Month
Ride Safe
Jimmy & Janie Rhoades
Owensboro Biker News
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