Hey, look! Those bastard bikers aren't giving kiddies toys!

[James Deuce]

What complete bastards!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-dail...nd-of-the-road

The Salvation Army never deserved the kudos they earned on the back of some people trying to help anyway. Bunch of homophobic racists.

Time to reimagine the sacred biker Toy Run comcept I reckon.

[Banditbandit]

Birthright will almost certainly take the toys ..

[Tazz]

Anal speed tolerance at the cost of Police time and resources, scaffolding to do anything on a building, compulsory long sleeves for builders so they don't get sunburnt, no secondhand toys for H&S reasons, handing out mining rights any which where, and we're all just pussy whingers for disagreeing because it is all for the good of the people

Goodbye awesome NZ, it's been fun but we have to be as fucked up as everywhere else now.

[James Deuce]

Birthright will almost certainly take the toys ..

I think that the "Charity" middle-men need to be ditched. They invariably offer no real help to anyone who actually needs it.

[cynna]

why dont they just carry on with new packaged toys that the salvation army will accept?

[oldrider]

Goodbye awesome NZ, it's been fun but we have to be as fucked up as everywhere else now.

So true!

Been watching it steadily slip slide away since the end of WW2 ... not much wriggle room left now eh!

Changing governments simply changes the pace it never alters the direction!

[Ixion]

For the avoidance of doubt :

The 30th BRONZ Auckland annual toy run went off happily last Saturday. Haven't heard any complaints from the Sallies, and they were delighted with the truck full of toys they took away. So keep them coming next year, guys-n-gals.

They are almost all new , can't say though that a pre-loved cuddly never got in. They prefer them unwrapped, avoids a 14 year old boy getting a pink dolly.

If they do go Silly-Cunt, we'll find someone less ungrateful. I suspect the Taranaki Salvation Army just didn't want to do the toy thing any more , so many charities have gone all corporate nowadays

[Murray]

Cambridge - Hamilton toyrun for child cancer also had some bad publicity through the local newspaper. They showed pictures of rubbish bags of toys going to the dump. Again they only want packaged toys.

However you can still buy the badge the raffles or what ever and support the cause. Just keep the big teddy or whatever for the next years run.

[Paul in NZ]

Hey I enjoy a good toy run the same as the next bloke.... BUT could it be in changing times motorcyclists need to change with the times and find another way to give back to the community or those in need?

Just a thought....

[Big Dog]

For the avoidance of doubt :

The 30th BRONZ Auckland annual toy run went off happily last Saturday. Haven't heard any complaints from the Sallies, and they were delighted with the truck full of toys they took away. So keep them coming next year, guys-n-gals.

They are almost all new , can't say though that a pre-loved cuddly never got in. They prefer them unwrapped, avoids a 14 year old boy getting a pink dolly.

If they do go Silly-Cunt, we'll find someone less ungrateful. I suspect the Taranaki Salvation Army just didn't want to do the toy thing any more , so many charities have gone all corporate nowadays

If this has been going for 30 years that makes 30 years in a row I have not heard about it until after the fact...
Way to go with the publicity machine BRONZ.

[James Deuce]

Hey I enjoy a good toy run the same as the next bloke.... BUT could it be in changing times motorcyclists need to change with the times and find another way to give back to the community or those in need?

Just a thought....

Yes. That.

[jasonu]

Goodbye awesome NZ, it's been fun but we have to be as fucked up as everywhere else now.

New Zealand has been fucked up for quite a while. Mostly it is only those that have lived or worked overseas for lengthy periods of time can really see it.

I think that the "Charity" middle-men need to be ditched. They invariably offer no real help to anyone who actually needs it.

'Charity' is a huge business and money maker.

http://www.give.org/charity-reviews/...andria-va-1221
http://www.forbes.com/companies/salvation-army/
http://www.forbes.com/top-charities/

[BigAl]

It's obvious that these Charities just want cash now, so they can take their cut off the top.

[Tazz]

If they do go Silly-Cunt, we'll find someone less ungrateful. I suspect the Taranaki Salvation Army just didn't want to do the toy thing any more , so many charities have gone all corporate nowadays

Yeah like the one going through one of the biggest divorce settlements in UK history at the moment. But it's charity money....

Bit more work but helping out where you can independant of charities is always an option too. Pretty impressed to say my old man paid a locals powerbill the other week who is a bit hard up and had it cut off. I shouted him a scone.

[James Deuce]

'Charity' is a huge business and money maker.

You don't have to tell me. I have two disabled kids. Try asking charities specifically for help or guidance. They don't return calls.