Bikers band together
On Douglas Avenue, there was the collaboration of two motorcycle clubs, High Riders Motorcycle Club and the Veterans of America Motorcycle Club. That effort reported gathering 1,000-plus toys in-part thanks to donations from more than 25 area businesses.
Focus on toys
Focus on Community, a nonprofit focused on creating a âdrug-free Racineâ whose executive director is Racine Alderman Jason Meekma, aimed to âempower the parents to do the gift-givingâ during its Saturday giveaway at the corner of Washington and Owen avenues, inside a now-vacant former plasma center in Uptown.
At that giveaway, parents could pick from shelves and shelves of donated gifts. Rather than giving away toys designated for boys or girls or kids of a certain age, the setup allowed parents in need to pick gifts their kids might actually want.