The 21st annual running of the Haywood County Motorcycle Parade and Toy Run will be held Saturday, Nov. 10, beginning in downtown Canton at the Town Hall. Registration opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 11:45 a.m., with the assembled riders beginning to move under police escort at noon.

The MC Parade and Toy Run provides new toys to deserving children in Haywood. All proceeds remain in Haywood County and serve Haywood children. In addition to the toys, cash donations are accepted by parade motorcyclists and other interested persons.  In the previous 20 years, more than $128,000 dollars have been distributed by the motorcyclists to various helping agencies in Haywood County.

All toys are distributed through a joint effort of Haywood County Department of Social Services, the Salvation Army, and ...