The run started at about 9 am, it was organized and hosted by The Hill Hoppers 4x4 Club, but many other clubs and off road companies were in attendance, and there to help. The event was so popular with the local clubs that we had more trucks then kids. That’s just another great example of the kind of people that are involved in this sport. Next year The Hill Hoppers are going to expand the event to include other organizations with needy kids, since the volunteer turn out was so large.

  Even the Forestry Department got into the act this year with a fire demonstration that was awesome, they even let the kids help extinguish it with the fire hoses on the trucks.  The Forestry Department then gave out fire safety tips and then let the kids get in the Fire trucks and look around while they ran there emergency lights and sirens. The kids loved it!

  The Hill Hoppers fed everyone in attendance a great lunch and a cool drink all at no charge, just there way of saying “thanks for coming out to help the kids”. The raffle started at noon and everyone had a fist full of tickets. After all there were some great donated prizes on the line, a Power Tank, TG 6 shooter Knuckles and an Warn Winch just to name a few. Everyone there won something in the raffle, they even had special red raffle tickets made for the kids so they could get in on the fun to.

  It was a great event, no one was hurt and there were defiantly smiles on the faces of those kids. The raffle was a success and more money was raised for Big Brothers and Big Sisters Organization then ever before, and 100% of that money was donated.