DUMP TRUCKS SET FOR YULE RUN : TRUCKERS TO HELP CRITICALLY ILL KIDS.Byline: Alicia Doyle Daily News Staff Writer Covered with green and red holiday decorations, more than 20 dump trucks will rumble through Ventura County on Sunday on a 40-mile ride to benefit critically ill youngsters. Truckers from the Ventura County Chapter of the California Dump Truck Owners Association are gathering at least $100 in sponsorships each to participate in the two-hour run, which is scheduled to start in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. and end in Ventura. Event organizers say they hope to raise at least $3,000 to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that grants wishes to children (2.5 years to 18 years old) with life-threatening medical conditions. , a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. group that tries to fulfill the wishes of critically and terminally ill Terminally Ill When a person is not expected to live more than 12 months. Notes: Any gifts given out by the afflicted person at this time may be considered as a dispersion of the estate rather than a gift. children. The most common wish is a trip to Disneyland to meet Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Famous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator, , organizers say. Sometimes, the children ask for a visit by a celebrity. A dump truck run for charity was a unique way for the CDTOA to support an important cause, said Debbie Kitzan, owner of Debbie's Transportation Service in Simi Valley and secretary of the Ventura County chapter of the CDTOA. ``We think about the kids, what they are going through and what they're parents are going through,'' said Kitzan, who lives in Simi Valley. ``These children and families need a break. That's why Make-A-Wish is so important.'' The CDTOA modeled its first charity run after a similar fund-raiser in 1995 in San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. County, Kitzan said. The drivers plan to decorate their trucks with wreaths and garlands at 8 a.m. Sunday in the Kmart parking lot off Tierra Rejada Road in Simi Valley. To donate or for more information, contact Kitzan at 520-8040. |
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