Amlings Cycle Holiday Toy Ride

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Time: December 14, 2012 from 6:30am to 12pm
Location: Niles to Chicago
Street: 8140 N. Milwaukee Avenue
City/Town: Niles
Website or Map: http://toyridechicago.com/
Phone: 847-692-4240
Event Type: cycling, social, charity
Organized By: Amlings Cycle Shop
Latest Activity: Dec 15, 2012

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A bicycle Marine Corps Toys for Tots Ride! Join the winter fun and give a toy or toys to kids who might otherwise not get one.

Please go to the web site and register! Just saying you will attend will not register you with the shop.

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Comment by David Barish on December 5, 2012 at 8:45am: One year they had to cancel the ride. We had about 9 or 10" fall the night before and the streets were a mess. I was asking myself how stupid it would be to ride when I opened the cancellation e-mail. Lets hope your whether elves have the correct forecast.

Comment by Donna Nitz on December 5, 2012 at 6:57am: Sounds good to me too!
See you there :)

Comment by Lisa Curcio on December 5, 2012 at 6:03am: Although it might be nice to have snow for a Toys for Tots ride, I think the present 10 day forecast for December 14 sounds perfect! No chance of precipitation with the day starting in the upper 20s going up to mid 30s. Hope to see many of you there!

Comment by Donna Nitz on November 17, 2012 at 5:37pm: Good suggestions Doug :)

Comment by 1zt7hr8qm0y90 on November 17, 2012 at 4:36pm: Lisa, I would suggest board games that require thinking like "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader," or "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," or "Wheel of Fortune, as well as chess, backgammon. Battery operated devices should be avoided simply because underprivileged children and their parents can't afford replacement batteries.

Comment by Lisa Curcio on November 17, 2012 at 4:18pm: Doug, thanks for the "heads up" on the teen games thing. Now, can someone tell me what is an appropriate toy/game for a teen that does not involve X-boxes and Nintendos?

I, for one, am going to start digging out the Christmas decorations to decorate my bike.

Comment by 1zt7hr8qm0y90 on November 17, 2012 at 3:47pm: O Come All Ye Cyclists. This ride is police escorted so nobody gets left behind and we can legally run red lights and stop signs. Some bikes are decorated and some riders are in Santa suits. There is always a shortage of toys/games for teens. Try to avoid stuffed animals and toys/games that require batteries. I've been looking forward to this ride since I did it last year and this year I will be pulling my B.O.B. cargo trailer full of toys. Free bacon and scrambled egg breakfast to follow at Mystic Celt.

Comment by Lisa Curcio on November 4, 2012 at 11:09am: Hard to believe but December 14 is less than 6 weeks from now! Time to start shopping for that toy!

Comment by Donna Nitz on November 4, 2012 at 10:08am: Looking forward to this!

Comment by bk (aka: Dr. Mambohead) on September 21, 2012 at 10:40am: Cool event!! Ho Ho Ho!!!!