Stuff the Bus yearbook · Year five

2010

“Holy cow…here we go.”

This was the year we all looked at each other and realized Stuff the Bus had become something much bigger than we ever imagined. The toys kept coming, the buses kept filling, and Hampton Roads showed us just how powerful this community could be.

Donated toys filling the aisle and seats of the Stuff the Bus bus in 2010 — 01
**No room left**
The toys rose above the seats and filled the aisle.

Boxes of donated toys stacked throughout the Stuff the Bus bus in 2010 — 02
**Front to back**
Every section of the bus became part of the collection.

A large pile of donated toys inside the Stuff the Bus bus in 2010 — 03
**They kept coming**
Toy after toy, the community continued to fill the bus.

Nerf toys, dolls and boxes stacked inside the Stuff the Bus bus in 2010 — 04
**Every aisle**
Donations covered the floor and climbed toward the windows.

A Mickey Mouse character greeting people outside Stuff the Bus at night in 2010 — 05
**A night for families**
Characters and volunteers helped turn the toy drive into a community gathering.

A large community crowd gathered outside during Stuff the Bus in 2010 — 06
**The crowd grows**
People came together after dark to support local children.

Families gathered near the Stuff the Bus collection area at night in 2010 — 07
**Hampton Roads shows up**
Families filled the collection area and kept the energy going.

A school bus decorated with a community banner during Stuff the Bus in 2010 — 08
**The bus arrives**
The school bus became a rolling symbol of the community effort.

Donated bicycles packed inside the Stuff the Bus bus in 2010 — 09
**Bikes on board**
Bicycles filled the front of the bus alongside hundreds of toys.

A crowd bringing donations to Stuff the Bus at night in 2010 — 10
**The giving continues**
The collection carried on into the night.

Recorded in real time

By the interview, the fifth bus was already full.

A December 2010 BINCHMARK interview captured the scale of the drive as it was happening. The Virginia House of Delegates later recorded the final result: 82,000 toys collected for children across Hampton Roads.