MOSES LAKE - With Christmas right around the corner, toys are on every kid's mind.

For children whose parents can't afford toys this year, the Moses Lake Food Bank offers a helping hand.

Operation Friendship, the Moses Lake Food Bank's annual toy drive, seeks contributions to purchase toys, said operations manager Peny Archer.

The food bank gives the toys to children up to 12 years of age, she said, adding that the goal is to get the kids brand new toys worth about $10.

"We'd rather have five $10 toys in than one $50 toy," she said. "We'd love to have everybody have a $50 toy, but there's just not enough money."

The toys stay local, going to boys and girls in Moses Lake. The toys will be distributed to the children Dec. 17, said Archer.

The Unchained Brotherhood motorcycle club has traditionally collected money by asking people driving in cars on Stratford Drive, said Archer. The city council passed an ordinance in March banning people from soliciting money from people in vehicles.

"I'm really worried this year on what's going to happen," said Archer.

The motorcycle club usually contributes 60 to 70 percent of the toys, she said.

If the food bank doesn't collect enough toys this year, they may have to limit the number of toys each family gets, she said.

"We may need to limit it to two to four children, even if there are six kids in the house," she said. "We don't want to do that, but unless a miracle happens we're not going to have a choice."

The Unchained Brotherhood will fulfill its role in gathering toys for the kids of Moses Lake, said Jack Frost, the organization's national president.

"We're going to do whatever we've got to do, whatever that is," he said. "The bottom line is you've got to have a purpose and ours is the kids. We've seen so many smiles from those children. It's a labor of love."

This will be the sixth year the group has raised money for toys.

The Unchained Brotherhood is a motorcycle group made of recovering addicts, providing, "an atmosphere of recovery and recreation for male bikers who choose not to fight drug addiction alone," according to the club's website.

"We're trying to give back to a society we've taken so much from," said Frost.

The idea came from "Oprah," he said.

One of the club members used to occasionally watch "Oprah" and one episode was about changing your community, he said. The club member approached Frost and asked how the club could get involved in the community.

"I said, 'Well, we do whatever we decide to do and that sounds like a good thing to do,'" he said. "So, basically the bottom line is, it came from 'Oprah,'" he added with a laugh.

"I just want the people of Moses Lake to look into their heart and give to the kids and we'll take care of providing them toys," he said. "My biggest wish every year is that all the kids are served and most of the years that's happened. (Archer) has done a wonderful job up there and most every year I get to see the last kid in line get served and that's really what it's all about."

For more information or to donate, call the Moses Lake Food Bank at 509-765-8101 or Jack Frost at 509-793-6666.