Save the date 12/10/11 - Tucson Stuff the Hummers Christmas Toy Drive

I know it seems early to be thinking about Christmas but I wanted to get this out now in hopes that any forum member(s) can make plans to be in Tucson on Saturday 12/10/11 to help us out. We need your help! Our hope is that this will inspire others to organize a HUMMER toy drive in your local communities and to serve as an open invitation and "call to action" to all forum members to join and help us by bringing yourselves and your HUMMERS to Tucson to participate in the HUMMER-only toy caravan to deliver all the collected toys to the Salvation Army and hang-around for a fun-filled day. Toy donations are always appreciated but not required - as we will have plenty of toys to stuff your HUMMER!

Our goal is to set a single-day donation record to the Salvation Army Tucson Christmas Toy drive and we need as many HUMMERS as possible to show up and drive in the caravan to deliver all the toys. Last year we collected and donated over 4,700 toys and over 200 new bikes to the Salvation Army. I will be posting more information in the coming weeks/months. Last year, several out-of-town members of 4 different HUMMER forums came to town to help us out. So, if any out-of-town forum members can make it this year, just let me know. Not only will you be overwhelmed by the "Spirit of Giving" but the giveaways (such as a free lunch at Sullivan's Steakhouse) & contest prizes are cool too! We also have reserved a block of rooms at an Embassy Suites nearby at a killer rate!

Check-out the event website at: www.stuffthehummers.com

Here is a video from last year's event:
Stuff the Hummers Toy Drive - Tucson 12.11.10 - YouTube

Last weekend, we started the Christmas toy drive toy shopping at Walmart.


My niece Bella & our friend, Alrock (a fellow Hummer owner).

We were able to buy approximately 500 toys-not a bad start with our first donation. People in line were very patient and thought we had some very spoiled children. Once they found out the toys this year will be donated in memory of Christina-Taylor Green (the 9-year girl who was killed on January 8 in the asassination attempt of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords) they asked for flyers and wanted to help. We are partnering with the Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Foundation for this this year's toy drive to benefit the Salvation Army. It was a fun afternoon.



Skylar (Bella's friend), Kristy (my sister-in-law), Bella, me, my wife Michele (Cotilo) and Alock.

All Hummer owners are invited to the toy drive not just Arizona Hummer owners.

Looking forward to the event. We had some expert shoppers with us


Besides Luis' truck, my rental STS got filled up too

Weird...we are missing a "my first doll house" toy :huh: Alrock, have you seen it?

I plead the fifth

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Really wish i could be part of the event or at least i was in town to attend...:gaah: Soon enough

Thank you Olan - you are welcome any time! :cheers:

HUMMER INVESTMENTSINC. said:

Really wish i could be part of the event or at least i was in town to attend...:gaah: Soon enough

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If you need sunshine and beautiful weather come December you can always stay with us. Rumor has it we'll have 3 Hummers by then!!

UPDATE: As some of you know, this year we are partnering with the Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Foundation for this this year's toy drive to benefit the Salvation Army. All of the toys we collect will be donated in memory of Christina-Taylor Green (the 9-year girl who was killed on January 8 in the asassination attempt of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords).

My wife and I have a personal connection not only to this event, but also with the Green family, as Christina-Taylor's parents are very good friends of ours and also happen to be a part of the HUMMER community as well as owners of a really cool H2 who will be driving his family in their H2 in the toy caravan.

This video was produced by ESPN for its E 60 show. It is a wonderful and touching tribute to the life of 9-year old, Christina-Taylor who lost her life way too early. I choke up every time I see this video but it is a great story about a little girl who had big dreams and it will serve to inspire any child (or even us adults) to think that anything is possible & that you can do anything you put your mind to. Her death - or I should say her life - has had and will continue to have a profound effect on and be a source of inspiration to many people for years to come. Hopefully, this video will put a little perspective on why we are committed to this event and would openly invite and welcome any forum member who can come to Tucson with their HUMMER & help us out and be a part of the toy caravan and this special event.

[video=youtube;I1gYsjZ8fqo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1gYsjZ8fqo&feature=player_embedded[/video]

Cotilo just had this public service announcement (PSA) produced to promote and get the word out about the toy drive & it will start airing on all of the major local TV networks in southern Arizona next week.

[video=youtube;lP_yIRDYBYA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP_yIRDYBYA[/video]

I really got to start requesting royalties on my photos :wink:

:giggle:

You can request all you want but who do you think would pay for a picture of you? Luis, hope you guys have a huge turnout. We will be doing our Mission Drive this year again and my wife is doing something similar for adults back in Texas in conjunction with her ladies church group. I am also buying bicycles for the Bikes for Tikes drive for the Santa Ana Boys and Girls Club. Going to be a busy holiday season.

I won't be able to make the 10th unfortunately, I'll be busy pretending to be a phtographer for a "photos with Santa" fund raiser event with a local dog rescue organization (the same place I got Daisy from)

Luis send me your address again so I can have some toys sent to you.

This event is right around the corner. I'm excited to load up the H3 with toys again and have that police escort across Tucson. It's so much better to have the flashing blue lights ahead of me vs. in my rear view mirror. :giggle:

Ok, it's getting close to crunch time...who needs a hotel room? AZTraveler and TXH3T, how many nights are you stayng in town - Friday & Saturday? Let me know, so that I can confrim the rooms at Embassy Suites. Anyone else? looking forward to seeing you on 12/9 & 10.

Alrock & Wes, I assume you guys are stayng at our place. We have room for plent more.

Id like to participate but won't be able to make it down. I can go buy some toys and ship em to you if that's ok?

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Too bad you can't make it - as it's a fun event and a lot of eye-candy (HUMMERS and rodders) but if you can & want to do that, it would be greatly aprreciated & not forgotten. You can send your donation to me. We plan to do a special thanks and acknowledgement to all the H4O members who send us any toys or support of any kind. Thank you for offering to do this. Anyone wanting to contribute, please send me a pm & I will send you my address.

BTW, there is a super nice prize for the HUMMER driver who comes the farthest away to participate in the toy drive. Last year it was a weekend stay at the Westin La Paloma Resort (w/ $100 of resort food & beverage included)!

You can reserve a room for me on Friday night Luis. It will be just me - Laraine is not coming. Thanks

this is awesome, I applaud everyone who participates in this event!!! :thumbs:

Ok, it's getting close to crunch time...who needs a hotel room for next weekend?

So far, we have 51 HUMMERS signed-up & participating in the toy drive caravan next Saturday (including several members of this forum who are driving in from out of Tucson to participate).

It's safe to say that this will be this year's largest HUMMER Christmas toy drive caravan in the US (if not the world)!! In addition to the toy drive, we will be having a classic car and hot-rod car show that will be judged by 3 celebrity judges from major league baseball, the NBA & national championship college softball. After the HUMMERS deliver the toys to the Salvation Army, we will all go back & party at Sullivan's Steakhouse where all HUMMER owners will get a free lunch and a chance to win some great prizes!

So if you want to be a part of HUMMER history, come join us in Tucson next Saturday. BTW, there is a super nice prize for the HUMMER driver who comes the farthest away to participate in the toy drive (the "Santa Award") - a weekend stay at the Westin La Paloma Resort (w/ $100 of resort food & beverage included)!

If I drive to, say Flagstaff, before I head to Tucson might I want the Santa Award? :wink:

Nice try, the answer is NO! I know where you live! :mock: I was actually hoping to entice Mr. 3Hummers to drive to Tucson on his way home to Texas in one of his H1s to join us...or Calamitygirl, the Green one, Bro of bro of 3, Gunner_45, or Mr. M22klars! :wink: Mr. Larson would win for sure!

It is tomorrow! Heading down tonight so I can help Luis and Cotilo prep (and to drink their tequila). A coworker of mine donated a huge amount of toys so I'm taking those down as well.