The Big Texas Toy Run

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Brief History of The Big Texas Toy Run

1986 Toy Run Santa on his SuperGlide

In 1985 the "Tampa Diggers" began the Toy Run, benefitting the Crossroads Development Center of Haltom City. There were 209 bikes and 247 participants in that first Toy Run. 82 children were given gifts. The run began at The Harley Center in Arlington and DM Best in Fort Worth. The bikes then met at Digger's in Fort Worth and traveled to Haltom High to meet the children.

In 1987 the name was officially changed to The Tarrant County Toy Run.

In 2000, the Tarrant County Toy Run was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) Charity. Its legal name was changed to The Tarrant/Dallas County Toy Run to honor Dallas County's contribution to the event. We then adopted the name "THE BIG TEXAS TOY RUN".

TBTTR is a 501(3)(c) Charity

Help kids with mental illness.

The Big Texas Toy Run (Tarrant/Dallas County Toy Run) benefits Mental Health-Mental Retardation (MHMR) of Tarrant County, Metrocare Services (the MHMR in Dallas County), and other children's charities in the Metroplex. The toys are distributed to thousands of underprivileged and challenged children all over the Metroplex. All funds disbursed are earmarked for educational needs & recreational use only.

Immediately after the toy run, the abundance of toys you have graciously donated will be divided, as equally as humanly possible, by our staff and loaded into trucks to be transported to MHMR of Tarrant County and Metrocare Services, other children's charities in the Dallas / Fort Worth area where they are distributed, beginning as early as the following day, to thousands of children from all over the Metroplex.

Proceeds are disbursed to MHMR of Tarrant County and Metrocare Services of Dallas County and are earmarked for recreational and educational use only.

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