Join us this Saturday December 8th to distribute bikes for the Toys for Tots Bike Drive at Citadel Mall 10am to 2pm.
Thank you to those that volunteered last weekend to distribute for Toys for Tots. And thank you Tripp Hoover for coordinating the bike drive that collected 132 bikes this year!
We need volunteers to meet Tuesday, 12/5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Oakland Market Wal-Mart in Mt. Pleasant to help load bikes for the Toys for Tots fundraiser.
Also, our Toys For Tots volunteer event at the Marine Corps. toy factory will be Saturday 12/9 from 9am – 1pm at 7800 Rivers Ave N. Charleston. We are looking for volunteers to fill 1-2 hour shifts with 2-4 people per shift. We encourage as many people as possible to sign up, this will be a unique experience in which Rotarians will actually be able to give the bikes we donated to the family that will be receiving it. You will also be distributing other gifts as registrants come in.
Please email Tripp Hoover, tripp@thehoove.com, with the hour time slot that works best for you.
Thank you to all our volunteers who came out on Saturday to give time to distribute bikes and toys to the children of the Lowcountry! Thank you to the Marine Corps Reserve for organizing Toys for Tots.
We need volunteers to meet Tuesday, 12/6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Oakland Market Wal-Mart in Mt. Pleasant to help load bikes for the Toys for Tots fundraiser.
Also, our Toys For Tots volunteer event at the Marine Corps. toy factory in Citadel Mall has been rescheduled. Due to a large number of donations, the Marines have bumped the distribution date. Our T4T volunteer event will be Saturday 12/10 at from 9am – 1pm. The Toy Factory is located in the Citadel Mall. The space is not very big so we will be working in 1 hour shifts with 2-4 people shift. We encourage as many people as possible to sign up, this will be a unique experience in which Rotarians will actually be able to give the bikes we donated to the family that will be receiving it. You will also be distributing other gifts as registrants come in.
Please email Tripp Hoover, tripp@thehoove.com, with the hour time slot that works best for you.
Thanks to generous donations from the community, the East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club donated 110 bicycles to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. WCBD Meteorologist Rob Fowler and members of the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program were on hand at the Rotary meeting December 8th at the Mt. Pleasant Waterfront Park to accept the bikes. The Marine Corps says that they collect about 40,000 toys to give to approximately 10,000 children at Christmas time. A matching grant of $2600 from the District Simplified Grant, plus an additional $1800 from the Club’s 501c3 and member donations, yielded over 110 bikes for a total value of almost $7000.
Throughout the year, the East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club raises funds to be able to donate hundreds of bikes to Toys for Tots. Please join us Tuesday, December 8th as we present these gifts to Toys for Tots at our regular meeting time and place. The Cooper River Room at the Mt. Pleasant Waterfront Park at 7:30 a.m. If you have a new bike you’d like to donate, bring it along to add to the collection!
We encourage all club members to purchase a bike to contribute to the cause and join us on Monday, Dec. 7th at 5:30-7:00 PM at the Wal-Mart at Oakland Plantation as we gather all bikes together and get a group photo. We will take the picture at 6:15 PM, so if members can only drop by to purchase a bike, please try to be there for the picture. Park in the right side parking lot, towards the back. There is a container and a shed on the right and fencing for the Lawn and Garden section on the left. Save time Tuesday morning by buying or bringing a new bike Monday night and being there for the photo!
The East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club (ECBR) will host its annual charity run on September 26th beginning at Laurel Hill County Park. The Oktoberfest 5K Run-Walk is a Saturday run with an authentic German Band and a Bavarian Beer Garden to welcome participants to the finish line. This event supports the club’s fundraising efforts for the following charities: ECBR will team up with the local Marine Reserves Unit again this year in their Annual ECBR Toys for Tots Bike Drive. In the past these bikes were purchased through ECBR member donations only. A small club of 50, ECBR has donated over 2000 bikes since this initiative began. On top of what the club raises this year, proceeds from the Oktoberfest 5K Run-Walk will be used to support this cause to raise even more money to buy bikes for children here in the Lowcountry.
In addition to Toys for Tots, our club sponsors the Happy Feet Rotary Program by providing funds for many Lowcountry school age children to purchase a pair of shoes at no cost to the child. Some of the children depend on this program each year to fill the need.
Race Registration Info:
The first 50 runners who register online for the race get $5.00 off the registration. Just use the code “First50” on Eventbrite, and receive 5.00 off.
Online Registration
Packet Pickup:
TrySports at Mt. Pleasant Town Center will have packet pickup from Noon to 9PM on Friday, September 25th. Onsite registration and packet pickup is available at Laurel Hill County Park from 7am to race start time at 9am. The race will be capped at 500 runners and walkers.
RAFFLE TICKETS ON SALE!Tickets are $10. The drawing will be Saturday, September 26th at the 4th Annual Oktoberfest Race. Winner does not have to be present to win.
Sponsors Needed!
Businesses and individuals interested in sponsoring can visit www.oktoberfest5k.net for further information or reach out to any one of our great Rotarians. We are also interested in in-kind sponsorships where items such as post-race food, water, and prizes may be donated. With your support, we are confident we can reach our fundraising goal. East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Foundation is a 501(c)(3), Tax ID: 46-5102373.
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