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The Harley Owners Group’s Marguerite and Will are encouraging locals to donate toys to various collection points in Darwin ahead of the upcoming Toy Run · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: We know that well, the whole ride, the Salvation, well,
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  Speaker 1: the whole ride, the Toy Run. They're getting together and
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  Speaker 1: they're teaming up with the Salvation Army to really make
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  Speaker 1: sure that you know that we're helping kids out, I
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  Speaker 1: guess this Christmas and ensuring that everybody does have a
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  Speaker 1: present and joining us in the studio to tell us
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  Speaker 1: a little bit more about this wonderful event that is happening.
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  Speaker 1: I have got Marguerite and also will good morning to
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  Speaker 1: you both. Goodnighte, good morning and now you're both Harley
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  Speaker 1: Davidson Riders. Tell us a little bit more about the
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  Speaker 1: whole ride that's happening this year.
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  Speaker 2: Okay, Well, regarding the Toy Run, it's an annual event
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  Speaker 2: that's been around since the nineteen eighties in some shape
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  Speaker 2: or form, and it's now a national, if or international
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  Speaker 2: event as well. Our group took over from the Ulysses
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  Speaker 2: Club back around the back around the late two thousands
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  Speaker 2: and was organized by a one name Crasher and Tom
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  Speaker 2: and we've been running the as far as the whole
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  Speaker 2: group is concerned. Harley Ryders group been since around twenty nineteen,
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  Speaker 2: been growing as by year as she grew.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, and Marguerite. We caught up last year ahead of
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  Speaker 1: the toy Run, didn't we And you're expecting it to
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  Speaker 1: be a pretty big one last year, no doubt. This
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  Speaker 1: year even more.
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  Speaker 3: So, absolutely, Katie, and thank you so much for having us,
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  Speaker 3: because it is actually a joy time of the year
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  Speaker 3: for everybody to not only enjoy the time of the
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  Speaker 3: year but also to contribute. And this year's toy run
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  Speaker 3: is on the fourth, which is Sunday on the fourth
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  Speaker 3: of December. We are gathering at the Anti Motorcycle Center
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  Speaker 3: from about nine thirty and ten thirty. Sharp Start is
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  Speaker 3: when we all get together to rade through a venue
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  Speaker 3: through the Root, which has been the same since highly on.
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  Speaker 3: This group has taken the organization of the toy run
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  Speaker 3: and we will be heading towards Pines Club, Darwin where
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  Speaker 3: all the toys that everybody will contribute will be delivered to.
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  Speaker 3: And I would like everybody to know that you can
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  Speaker 3: start collecting or you can start gathering and delivering toys
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  Speaker 3: to some points that we have around town, and one
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  Speaker 3: of them is the Anti Motorcycle Center at Barrama with
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  Speaker 3: a highly honest group Shoppi is there's a City of
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  Speaker 3: Palmerston campus that collects toys, and there's also the Scutter
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  Speaker 3: Shop in a city that also collects toys. So anybody
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  Speaker 3: who would like to donate a toy, you can bring
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  Speaker 3: it to those places as well as come and join
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  Speaker 3: us on your motorcycle for the ride on the Force
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  Speaker 3: of the Sember.
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  Speaker 1: And look, Christmas is such a beautiful time, it's such
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  Speaker 1: a happy time for so many people, but there's a
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  Speaker 1: lot of people as well where it is a bit
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  Speaker 1: of a struggle, and it's a real struggle then for
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  Speaker 1: some of our kids in terms of making all the
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  Speaker 1: kids do still get a present for Christmas. And really
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  Speaker 1: that's what this is all about.
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  Speaker 3: Is Nash very much, absolutely Katie, and that's why we
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  Speaker 3: have those collection points, and that's why we are donating
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  Speaker 3: all the toys that people wish to bring to the
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  Speaker 3: Salvation Army who are ultimately charged with distributing the toys.
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  Speaker 3: And we really would like to have people that I
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  Speaker 3: cannot ride for one reason or another to be along
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  Speaker 3: the route that will be riding. Will have at least
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  Speaker 3: around the two hundred mark riders and we'll be riding
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  Speaker 3: from the Bearrama Motorcycle Center place through Amy Johnson Avenue
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  Speaker 3: via Dyker Brandon drive into Bennett Street, Mitchell Street, onto
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  Speaker 3: Day Streets, to a Highway onto Amy Johnson Magdullum's Road
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  Speaker 3: and Marra Road to Aballa Road and ending up at
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  Speaker 3: Pines Creek Pines Sorry Pines Club. So we would like
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  Speaker 3: to see everybody cheering up and watching us carrying their toys.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, and so around two hundred Harley Davidson writers and owners,
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  Speaker 1: we'll all riding along collecting those different gifts and then
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  Speaker 1: heading to the Pint Club where you'll ultimately finish up.
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  Speaker 1: What do we know what kind of gifts are the
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  Speaker 1: best to really be donating and the Salvation Army do
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  Speaker 1: such an incredible job. Do we know what kind of
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  Speaker 1: gifts or what kind of age groups?
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  Speaker 2: Well, the age group varies. I think everybody loves to
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  Speaker 2: give a teddy bear, but teddy bear so it fits
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  Speaker 2: a certain age demographic. Whereas we've got older kids as well.
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  Speaker 2: And if I think back about my kids, they would
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  Speaker 2: really love a voucher or something like that. I've got
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  Speaker 2: a sports girl vouch you're waiting to hand into the
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  Speaker 2: Salvos on the day, so something like that, So that
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  Speaker 2: older kids have got a bit of a I guess
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  Speaker 2: a bit of a guernsey as well. When it comes
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  Speaker 2: to the Christmas steaks.
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  Speaker 1: I think that's so important, isn't it, Because you made
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  Speaker 1: such a good point there. Very often we go, oh,
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  Speaker 1: I saw this lovely teddy bear or this gift for
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  Speaker 1: a small child. But they're not the only ones, and
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  Speaker 1: you've got to make sure that the older kids are
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  Speaker 1: included as well. And it's you know, nobody wants to
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  Speaker 1: feel like they're given a handout. It's a hand up.
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  Speaker 1: And it's so important that you know that people have
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  Speaker 1: that dignity as well when they are then in the
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  Speaker 1: position where they get to choose a gift. Absolutely so,
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  Speaker 1: all right, where can people go once again, Marguerite if
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  Speaker 1: they want to firstly, if they want to maybe get involved,
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  Speaker 1: if they're thinking, do you know what I want to
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  Speaker 1: ride with these guys? Exactly?
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  Speaker 3: Yes, please come along to the Anti Motorcycle Center at Barrama.
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  Speaker 3: There's a big Son Harley Owners Harley Davidson sign on
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  Speaker 3: Stuart Highway and that's where people gather for the ride
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  Speaker 3: from eighth Surchy for ten sirchy start. So anyone who
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  Speaker 3: wishes to participate on the bike, that's the place to
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  Speaker 3: be there's going to be center. There will be a
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  Speaker 3: prize for best dress female and best dress male. Christmas
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  Speaker 3: address up. People can come along and donate their toys
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  Speaker 3: at the motorcycle center. As I said, there can be
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  Speaker 3: a city or Pameston campus delivery spots, the scooter shop
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  Speaker 3: in the city and of course people can bring their
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  Speaker 3: toys to the Pines Club and donations. I accept it
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  Speaker 3: on the day on the fourth of December.
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  Speaker 1: Wonderful stuff. Thank you both so very much for joining
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  Speaker 1: us this morning, and all the very best with the
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  Speaker 1: Harley Davidson groups. Well Christmas Toy Run. I know it'll
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  Speaker 1: be phenomenal and I'm sure that there's going to be
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  Speaker 1: so many people that'll be really happy to either take
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  Speaker 1: part or make a donation. It's such an important thing
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  Speaker 1: to do.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you for having us on promoting this.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you so much. Wonderful to see you both. Thanks
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  Speaker 1: for your time.