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A leather-clad tatted Santa from La Familia Motorcycle Club handed out presents at the Nichols Fire department on Sunday, Dec. 23, for Toys for Tots of Tioga County. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sitting in the open door at the back of the bus, kids and their parents lined up to take a picture and receive toys. (Photo by Jacob Elsbree)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Brad Bartholomew, president of the Tioga County chapter of La Familia Motorcycle Club (MC) said that this is the fifth year the club has helped with the Tioga County Toys for Tots and its first year in Nichols. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bartholomew and Robert Miner, Nichols Fire Department chief, hope for Nichols to be a permanent location for the club\u2019s annual volunteering.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National President of La Familia was dressed as the big man handing out presents in the back of the club\u2019s blue school bus filled with donations. Inside the Nichols Fire Department, guests warmed up with coffee, hot chocolate and doughnuts provided by Kim\u2019s Diner with some space to play with new toys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inside, volunteers handed out hot chocolate, coffee and doughnuts to families who came for the donations. (Photo by Jacob Elsbree)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All toys and donations were collected through Toys for Tots collections bins from around the county, including other collaborating motorcycle clubs.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kim Blackwell, the local coordinating officer for Toys for Tots of Tioga County who is a part of a motorcycle club himself, is glad to make a difference in the community. He excitedly reports that Toys for Tots as a national organization was started by the marines in 1942 and makes sure that 97 percent of all of the donations, whether it be toys or money, stays within the county it was donated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t give out Xboxes and iPhones, but everyone is happy,\u201d Bartholomew said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kim Blackwell, the local coordinating officer for Toys for Tots of Tioga County is pictured with the National President of La Familia Motorcycle Club. (Photo provided by La Familia MC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Blackwell says that in Tioga County there were 1,900 requests for toys from the organization. A number, he says, that has gone down compared to previous years, which shows that fewer families are in need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By being involved in the community, Bartholomew hopes to break the stereotypes surrounding motorcycle clubs further.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miner had to present the idea of hosting the club\u2019s event at the firehouse to the board, where he received some resistance, but it has proven to be a good partnership he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have motorcycles, tattoos and we\u2019re handing out toys to people,\u201d Bartholomew said. \u201cEverybody goes home happy.\u201d
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\"Christmas
La Familia\u2019s blue bus served as Santa\u2019s sleigh and was packed with donations from around the county. Kim Blackwell stresses that the vast majority of donations to Toys for Tots stays within the county. (Photo by Jacob Elsbree)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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