Toms River Mom

TRMom.com is starting a fun tradition for the kids of Toms River, we’re hosting the First Annual Toms River Trike-A-Thon to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  It will be held at Jake’s Branch Park on May 22nd.  It will be for kids who trike (or bike, or skate board, or scooter)  - if you think your child is able to ride around in a circle for a few minutes (as long as you want him/her to) then he/she can participate!  The course is around .2 of a mile.

DIRECTIONS: Parkway South to Exit 80. Stay to the LEFT at the exit. At the T Stop, turn LEFT. It’s up about a mile or so on the RIGHT. Once in the park follow signs for the ball fields.

Each child participating will need to raise money, which you will bring with you to the event or raise online.  There are a few ways you can do it.

1. You can click here to sign your child up online to email sponsors for donations.
2. You can just show up and donate some money to St. Jude’s at the registration table.  We’re hoping for $10 pp, but whatever you can donate would be very appreciated.

ALL money raised will go directly to St. Jude’s. And, of course, each child who raises $ will get prizes.

$35+ gets them a trike-a-thon t-shirt
$75+ gets them a t-shirt and stuffed animal
$100+ gets the t-shirt, stuffed animal and a back pack

The prizes will NOT be given out the day of the Trike-A-Thon.  I will contact you as soon as I get them and we’ll set up a pick-up time. But, each participant will get a sticker when they’re finished “racing.”  

Instead of having a schedule, the trike circle will be open for the event from 9:30 am until 2:30 pm.  Each 15 minutes a new group of kids will start their stretching routine with Danielle – our Zumba instructor. When they are finished you will get their helmets on, get them on their bikes and send them on their way (or go with them, whatever works for you). We will start a new group of kids every 15 minutes.  If you’re child does not want to stop after 15 minutes, he can continue on for as long as he wants. 

You do NOT have to be there at 9:30am – come anytime and stay as long as you like. Come with your friends & have some fun.  There is a fantastic playground with park benches as well as a nature center (a la Cattus Island) to enjoy with a cool tower at the top.  They have picnic tables set up and you can bring charcoal grills if you want to.  So bring your soccer ball, baseball, kite, picnic basket and sunblock — it’s going to be a great day! Even dogs are allowed – but kept on a leash please!

So far Kiddie Parties has generously donated Dora and Diego costumes for the day!   Ocean County College has donated bags for the event, the Blue Claws, Perk’s Variety, the New Jersey State Police,  Alison Kennedy with Lia Sophia and Bounce U have donated extra prizes for raffles at the event! Twisty Noodle has donated a very generous monetary donation for St. Jude’s – check them out, they are great!

We’ll have a raffle for the big stuff mentioned above.  We also got a lot of adorable little purses, coloring games, shirts, hats & much more donated.  We’ll have a table with that stuff on it also.  Have your kids bring a few quarters from their piggy banks and they can have some of that stuff too!  ALL money donated for these items also goes directly to St. Jude’s.

You can RSVP on the Fan Page on Facebook (TomsRiverMom.com)