Santa's Toy Run Donate

1st annual · December 2008

2008 Results

Where it started

One endurance race, $5,300 in pledges and a truck load of toys.

  • $5,300+raisedThe first toy run
  • 600+toys collected
  • 200+children helped
  • 12wish lists filled

The 2008 story

The first toy run

The first Santa's Toy Run was a pledge drive. Circle Heart Racing and Fandango Racing collected pledges for every lap completed in an 8 hour endurance race, plus donations for race car ride alongs: $3,800 for Speedway Children's Charities and $1,500 for Gwinnett Children's Shelter.

NASA-SE teams filled the Christmas wish lists of 12 children at Gwinnett County Children's Shelter, and a truck load of toys went to Gwinnett Children's Shelter, Haven House and Noah's Ark.

Two race cars in a parking lot with boxed toys and bikes

From the archive

  • A race car loaded with stuffed animals beside boxed toys

How it added up

$3,800for Speedway Children's Charities$1,500for Gwinnett Children's Shelter$5,300raised

Where it went

The organizations named in the 2008 letter:

  • Speedway Children's Charities
  • Gwinnett Children's Shelter
  • Haven House
  • Noah's Ark

Meet the organizations we help today

Thank you

To the race teams who ran the laps and everyone who pledged on them, and to:

  • Circle Heart Racing
  • Fandango Racing
As published in 2008Read the 2008 thank-you letter“I would like to personally thank everyone that made the Santa’s Toy Run toy drive and fundraiser a resounding...”

I would like to personally thank everyone that made the Santa’s Toy Run toy drive and fundraiser a resounding success. Over $3800 for Speedway Children’s Charities and $1500 for Gwinnett Children Shelter was collected by Circle Heart Racing and Fandango Racing through pledges made for the laps completed in the 8 hour endurance race plus donation made for Race Car Ride Alongs; reserve you spot now! There were also 12 children’s Christmas wish lists from Gwinnett County Children Shelter filled by many different teams from NASA-SE. NASA-SE (National Auto Sports Association) has been very supportive with our fundraising efforts which will continue in the 2009 season. www.NASA-SE.com

To top it off we collected a truck load of toys that were given to and greatly appreciated by Gwinnett Children Shelter, Haven House and Noah’s Ark.