{"id":112020,"date":"2025-12-05T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/tweedcoasttimes\/?p=112020"},"modified":"2025-12-03T17:25:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:25:58","slug":"motorbike-convoy-delivers-hundreds-of-christmas-toys-for-kids-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/tweedcoasttimes\/news\/motorbike-convoy-delivers-hundreds-of-christmas-toys-for-kids-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorbike convoy delivers hundreds of Christmas toys for kids in need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HUNDREDS of Christmas gifts will be distributed to sick and disadvantaged children across the region after the annual North Coast Road Riders motorcycle toy run.<\/p>\n<p>About 220 motorbike riders converged at Ballina with the event in support of the Our Kids charity.<\/p>\n<p>The toys will be shared with Lismore Base Hospital&#8217;s children&#8217;s ward and local children&#8217;s organisations that care for kids living with special needs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s such a special day, no one was in a hurry to leave after we finished and it brings so much joy to the community,&#8221; event organiser Jillian Challinor said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/joeditslismoreB-W-50_37577.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There was plenty of colour and fun when the convey formed at Ballina. Photo: EVANNA KELLY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had even more people involved this year and it would have to be our biggest event that I can remember from the last six years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We ride as a group, and you get a mix of younger and older people on bikes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There was plenty of fancy dress with the riders and bikes decorated in Christmas colours.<\/p>\n<p>Other beneficiaries this year include the Cerebral Palsy Alliance at Alstonville, along with special needs and early intervention units at Casino and Lismore.<\/p>\n<p>The Rotary Club of Summerland Sunrise were also involved and will use some of the funds for its programs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/joeditslismoreB-W-54_47362.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"899\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hundreds of toys will be distributed after the annual road riders event. 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