Big Toy Day 2013 exceeds expectations!
A bounce house provided by Ryan Short Entertainment was one of the more popular attractions at Big Toy Day 2013.
Thanks to an outpouring of community support by sponsors, volunteers, and the CIS board of directors, the fourth run of Big Toy Day was our most successful yet!
As our second largest fundraiser of the year, proceeds from Big Toy Day are vital to sustaining the mentoring and outreach programs that we administer in 24 different local schools. This year we are proud to report that our profits grew by 44 percent compared to last year!
Throughout the day more than 1,100 people hailing from across the Triad and beyond joined us at the Davidson County Airport to explore over 50 “big toys” including tractors, classic cars, emergency vehicles, and construction equipment. Visitors purchased more 500 hot dogs and enjoyed a variety of free activities including a bounce house, carnival games, and face painting.
Chapter 1083 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) gave close to 100 free flights to children between the ages of 8 and 17 through the Young Eagles program and four lucky winners left Big Toy Day with raffle prizes including two bicycles (Chloe Koonts & Camden Baker), a high definition television (Libby O’Shea), and a Samsung Galaxy tablet (Carolyn Auman).
In addition to Fly High Lexington, operators of the Davidson County Airport, we would like to thank the following businesses for helping make Big Toy Day great: BB&T, Brinkley Walser, Buttke Dairy Enterprises, Carolina Drawers, CE Print Solutions, Coltrane and Company, Country Roads RV Center, Davidson Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, Davis Chevrolet, Davidson County Community College, The Dispatch, Duke Energy, GW Smith Lumber Company, Hometown TV Today, Industrial Federal Bank, Lexington Family Physicians, Lexington Veterinary Associates, Mountcastle Insurance, NewBridge Bank, Parrott Insurance, Signworks, Inc., Thomasville Medical Center, Turlington and Company, Valendrawers, Wake Forest Baptist Health Lexington Medical Center, Windstream , and Younts Insurance.