Kruzerz donate to Toys for Tots

At Irvine City Hall Monday night, the Twin City Kruzerz presented over $1000 in toys to Ravenna Police Chief Ken White for the Toys for Tots program.
The toys will be distributed to needy children in the community.  White has been leading the Toys for Tots toy drive for the past seven years.  He says that more than 500 children are typically supplied with gifts each year.
Anyone who would like for their child to participate in Toys for Tots can pick up a participation sheet Wednesday through Saturday after 6 p.m. at the Ravenna Police Department.  Names will be accepted from Nov. 25, through Dec. 15, 2013.
The president of the Twin City Kruzerz, Loyd Flynn, said the club supported three organizations last year that help the community, including the Backpack ministry, a food drive to benefit the food bank and Toys for Tots.
Tommy “Tobo” Bryant is on the car club board and is also a councilman on the Irvine City Council.  He says he wanted to take advantage of his role as councilman to do something to help bring life to downtown on Saturday nights. The cruise-ins provide a way for people to show off their old cars, as well as a way to raise money to give back to the community.   Money raised from the last cruise-in of the season on Nov. 12 was designated for Toys for Tots.  Bryant said he hoped at least 50 cars would sign up, but they had 72, the largest number yet.
From that cruise-in, the group took in about $550, and another $200 was donated from the general fund.  He says individuals also donated toys to the drive, and he estimated the total amount raised for toys to be over $1000.
Bryant says Ruby at the Family Dollar did individual transactions for each purchase of $25 so she could return the $5 coupon.   The Twin City Kruzerz currently have about sixty members.  They meet on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Irvine City Hall, and their monthly cruise-ins are on the second Saturday night of each month from May to Oct.
Anyone interested in joining the car club may call Tobo Bryant at 859-582-9422, Loyd Flynn at 723-6776 or Kenneth Tipton at 723-7554.