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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019
Echo Toy Run kicks holiday spirit into gear
Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
With a giant teddy bear under one arm, Richard Brittain of Umatilla grabs a bag with
other toys during the 16th annual Echo Toy Run. About 125 bikers and numerous
passenger vehicles participated in Saturday’s ride to deliver toys to Good Shepherd
Medical Center in Hermiston.
Kelly Sanders, center, vice president of human resources at Good Shepherd Medical
Center, applauds the eff orts of bikers from throughout the region who participated in
Saturday’s Echo Toy Run.
Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
A teddy bear prepares for a special delivery
to Good Shepherd Medical Center during
Saturday’s 16th annual Echo Toy Run.
Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
Jon “Bear” Carr of Pendleton edges into
line during Saturday’s Echo Toy Run. After
longtime organizer Al Sells died this summer,
bikers from throughout the region braved
rainy conditions to carry on the tradition
the Stanfi eld man started 16 years ago. In
addition to about 125 motorcycles, dozens of
cars and trucks also delivered toys to Good
Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston.
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Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
Santa Claus, aka Phil Spencer, and his wife, Beth, both of Hermiston, prepare to
lead the pack on their 2006 Honda VTX 1800 during Saturday’s Echo Toy Run. In its
16th year, the event was held in memory of longtime organizer Al Sells, who died
this past summer in a motorcycle crash. About 125 bikers, as well as dozens of cars
and trucks, delivered toys to Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston.
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