Bikers get ready to roar for Christmas toys, NC

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Hundreds of motorcyclists from across the region will come to Gaston County on the last Sunday in November to lend Santa Claus a hand.

This will mark the 36th year for the Gaston County Toys for Tots motorcycle ride, making it the oldest motorcycle toy run south of the Catawba River.

The ride begins at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, at the Erwin Community Center, 913 N. Pryor St. The ride rumbles through town with a Gastonia Police escort for about 20 miles before rumbling east on Franklin Boulevard and ending at Eastridge Mall.

While the ride helps put a toy under the Christmas tree for children in Gaston County, it has also come to mean a lot to the local bike community, said Gerald Tate, who helps organize the event each year.

Read full story at: GastonGazette.com