By Adam Babcock (2023 Toys for Tots Ride Coordinator/Photos by Joshua Bugby

On Sunday, November 19th the Emerald Coast HOG Chapter (Fort Walton Beach, FL) hosted its 44th annual Toys 4 Tots Ride benefitting two local children’s charities – Children in Crisis and the Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center. Over three hundred registered with over two hundred riders joining the group ride to the Niceville, Florida Mullet Festival site for food trucks, bike games, costume, and decorated bike contests, as well as 84 prize drawings. Almost $7K funds were raised and shared between both charities (plus an extra $2K from the Panhandle Eagle Aerie teams) and approximately $1K in gift cards with over four hundred toys! Many thanks go out to the riders that supported the event and for the tremendous generosity of our Northwest Florida community and businesses!