December 28, 2016 - Center Rotary Club members collected toys for Santa Rides a Motorcycle during the month of December.
This is the 36th year of Santa Rides a Motorcycle which was started by the East Texas Ramblers in 1980 and distributes toys to families in the county. Steve Waters, Rotary Club member, delivered the toys to Ed Roberts who is a founding member of the program and who has kept it going over the years. The largest number of families served in one year was in 2002 when they delivery a whooping 902 bags to families. Over the programs 36 years it has delivered well over 10,000 bags filled with toys just in time for Christmas.
The Rotary Club of Center meets on Tuesdays at noon at the John D. Windham Civic Center; however, the club will not meet today, December 28, 2016 due to the holidays.
