Stuff the Bus yearbook · Year six

2011

More than a toy drive.

By 2011, Stuff the Bus had become a true community celebration. Marines, volunteers, families and live music surrounded the buses as Hampton Roads kept showing up for local children.

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An empty school bus ready for the 2011 Stuff the Bus toy drive — 01
Ready to be filled
An empty bus waited for Hampton Roads to arrive with toys.

Volunteers bringing carts filled with donated toys to Stuff the Bus in 2011 — 02
The toys arrive
Cart after cart rolled toward the bus as the collection got underway.

Community volunteers gathered together at Stuff the Bus in 2011 — 03
The community crew
Local volunteers helped keep the day moving and the donations flowing.

United States Marines beside a large collection of donated toys in 2011 — 04
Marines on the mission
The Marines joined the collection as toys stacked up beside the buses.

Marines, Navy personnel and volunteers with donated toys and a bicycle at Stuff the Bus in 2011 — 05
One team for local children
Service members and volunteers gathered around another growing mountain of gifts.

A musician performing live during Stuff the Bus in 2011 — 06
Music at the bus
Live music helped turn the toy drive into a full community event.

A nighttime crowd gathered near the Stuff the Bus buses in 2011 — 07
Into the night
Families stayed as the celebration continued after dark.

A large Hampton Roads crowd gathered at Stuff the Bus at night in 2011 — 08
Hampton Roads together
The parking lot filled with people who came to give and be part of the moment.