Bus Jam Toy and Food Drive

Bus Jam and Bykes for Tykes Toy and Food Drive Collection will be held on the First Saturday in December.

Collections will be held at Coos Bay and North Bend Bi-Mart’s and Rogue Credit Union in Bandon on December 5th from 10 AM to 3 PM. Want to donate early? Visit a location listed below starting on November 15th during business hours. 

History

Bus Jam Toy and Food Drive began in 2002 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. 

 

Bus Jam Toy and Food Drive began in 2002 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. 

 

Early Drop Locations

Coos Bay

  • Bi-Mart
  • Farrs Hardware
  • Oregon Pacific Bank
  • McKays Market (downtown & Empire)
  • Columbia Bank
  • Grocery Outlet
  • Banner Bank
  • Les Schwab

North Bend

  • BiMart
  • Columbia Bank
  • Books By The Bay
  • Grocery Outlet
  • Les Schwab
  • Liberty Tax

Bandon

  • Rogue Credit Union
  • Dollar General
  • McKays Market
  • Columbia Bank

Lakeside

McKays Market

Myrtle Point

  • Sempert’s Drugs
  • McKays Market

Coquille

  • Columbia Bank
  • McKays Market

Reedsport

  • McKays Market
  • Columbia Bank

Incentives

  • Ko-Kwel Casino Resort (formerly Mill Casino) – Earn $10 in Free Play with a donation of a Toy valued at $10 or more (bring your receipt)  November 16th through the 29th. Free Slot Play is limited to once per week.

  • Three Rivers Casino – Starting November 1st, bring in a new, unwrapped toy or 3 cans of food to Player Services through December 5th and receive $5 in free slot play.