Bus Jam Toy and Food Drive to be Held Dec. 7

Bus Jam and Bykes for Tykes Toy and Food Drive Collection will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7 throughout Coos County, including Bandon, and in Reedsport.

Collections will be held at Coos Bay and North Bend Bi-Marts, and Rogue Credit Union in Bandon on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In Bandon, a Bandon School District bus will be located in the parking lot outside of Rogue Credit Union, 1010 First St. SE. Toys and non-perishable food can be dropped off during that time. Look for the bus!

Registration for the Bus Jam Toy Distribution, which will be held the following Saturday on Dec. 14, at the Boys & Girls Club in Coos Bay, is now open. To register click on the Bus Jam logo below or go directly to: https://www.orcca.us/busjam2024 

Participation is by appointment only for parents in need of assistance. A parent or guardian of a household meeting income guidelines that have children from birth to 18 years may be eligible.

You MUST be registered to participate. If you know of a family that needs assistance, please pass the information along to them!

Prior to Dec. 7, donations can be dropped off at the locations listed below. Let’s fill the bus! More information is provided below.

History
Bus Jam Toy and Food Drive began in 2002 by South Coast Rotary Clubs and other community partners as a Food Drive to help with the local Food Pantry. The first year, Bus Jam was held at the Pony Village Mall with a single small bus in cold, rainy weather. In 2018, Bus Jam and South Coast Bykes for Tykes partnered to create an even larger event. Twenty-two years later, Bus Jam has grown to the largest toy and food drive on the Southern Oregon Coast, providing help to over 700 families and more than 1,000 children between the age of one day and 18 years old in Coos County and Reedsport. Bus Jam Toy and Food Drive collection is held on the first Saturday of December.

Want to donate early? Visit a location listed below starting on November 15th during business hours.
Early Donation Locations:

Coos Bay
Bi-Mart
Farr’s Hardware
Downtown McKay’s Market
Empire McKay’s Market
Tower Ford
Banner Bank
South Coast Shopper
Oregon Pacific Bank
North Bend Medical Center

North Bend
Bi-Mart
Umpqua Bank
Liberty Tax
Books by the Bay
Reese Electric
NB Mainstreet/Visitors Center

Bandon
Rogue Credit Union
McKay’s Market
Umpqua Bank
Dollar General

Coquille
McKay’s Market
Umpqua Bank
Farr’s Hardware
Myrtle Point
McKay’s Market
Sempert’s Drug Store

Lakeside
McKay’s Market

Reedsport
Sugar Shack Bakery
McKay’s Market
Umpqua Bank