ABATE Christmas
Toy Run
ABATE of South Carolina is a Motorcycle Rights Organization dedicated to maintaining freedom to ride, driver/rider training, and motorcycle awareness. Our chapter, ACE Basin, includes members that are residents and business owners in Colleton County. Our passion is to give back to our community and create awareness every opportunity we are given. For years our chapter has their Annual Christmas Toy Run for Colleton County children. Our toy run not only includes collection of toys from our several drop locations, but our community members and business owners graciously support us with monetary donations that make a tremendous impact on the outcome of this whole event, and we thank them for their continued support! Monetary donations and toys are presented to the Colleton Baptist Association. With the monetary donations collected, the Association disperses teams with lists that go Christmas shopping for age groups from newborn to age 17. The excess funds are combined with other efforts and food donations providing ingredients, making it possible for families to adequately prepare a Christmas meal.
ACE Basin members Thank You for your time and consideration and look forward to building a lasting relationship where we can help bring the Christmas into homes in our County.
Clara Fishburne and Sharon Jones
This month’s Hometown Heroes also features Clara Fishburne and Sharon Jones. These two ladies spearhead the local Toys for Tots program in Colleton County fulfilling their desire to help those who are in need and make Christmas better for the children who may otherwise not have a Christmas at all.
In the short time of her retirement Clara has made connections and been leading the charge to provide Christmas to children in Colleton County.
Mrs. Clara has now recruited a partner in good works to pass along the Toys for Tots program when she decides to retire for good. I jokingly told her she was never going to “retire” and would always do something to help when and where she could. She smiled and commented that she would help as long as she was able. Now working with Clara Fishburne is Mrs. Sharon Jones.
Now the Toys for Tots program in Colleton County benefits from Clara’s and Sharon’s dedication to help children. It all stems from their gift of the spirit of service which manifests in the desire to help those in need. These two ladies are selfless with their time and love for the kids who receive gifts from Toys for Tots. However, they cannot do it without help from the community. Toys for Tots collection boxes can be found at various locations in town. Any toys donated will be distributed to children here in Colleton County.
Thank you, Clara Fishburne and Sharon Jones for all you do to make Christmas brighter for the children of the community by giving of yourselves so tirelessly and generously.
