Teddy Bear Trot to Coincide with Annual Motorcycle Ride for Children's Benefit

Collin County Children's Advocacy Center is inviting motorcycle riders and roadside joggers to join forces Nov. 4 for their annual effort to collect teddy bears to give to kids who come through the center's doors to tell the stories of their abuse.

For 15 years, hundreds -- some years thousands -- of motorcycle riders make a special ride from McKinney to the CCCAC in east Plano with an all important passenger: a donated Teddy Bear. The bears offer comfort to the children as they begin the process of telling investigators and caseworkers about the abuse and neglect they've had to endure in their young lives.

Now, for those who can't rev up their engines for the Teddy Bear Ride, there's the 5K Teddy Bear Trot - from Plano's Bob Woodruff Park to the CCCAC. Officials plan to time both events so that bikers and runners will show up at the center simultaneously.

For pre-registration information, ride and run starting points and any other information on the events, please go to www.cacplano.org, or contact Melody Boatwright at 972-633-6602.

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