After a magical journey and a collaboration between Santa Claus and the Grinch, the community made sure that Toys for Tots had more than 13,000 unwrapped gifts. This will help hundreds of organizations in South Florida to make sure that children in need feel the loving spirit of Christmas.

It was 11 days before Christmas Eve, a Friday on the Local 10 Big Bus Toy Express, and there was holiday cheer as we made our way north through the streets of South Florida.

Local 10 News’ 11th annual Big Bus Toy Express hit the road on Friday, collecting new, unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.

Local 10 News' 11th annual Big Bus Toy Express will be hitting the road on Friday.

Join the Local 10 Big Bus Toy Express team’s effort to help children feel the love of Christmas and deliver an unwrapped new toy to one of the nine pickup locations.

There is still time to drop off your new unwrapped toy donations.

Beep Beep! The 9th Annual Local 10 Big Bus Toy Express will be crisscrossing South Florida.

Santa Claus sent a team of elves to decorate Local 10′s Big Bus Toy Express on Thursday in Hialeah to prepare for an annual mission to spread holiday cheer.

Santa Claus sent a team of elves to decorate Local 10′s Big Bus Toy Express on Thursday in Hialeah to prepare for an annual mission to spread holiday cheer.

Beep Beep! The 9th Annual Local 10 Big Bus Toy Express will be crisscrossing South Florida on Friday, Dec. 9.

A team of Local 10 News volunteers helped to pack disaster relief supplies on Saturday at the Global Empowerment Mission warehouse in Doral.

After making four stops in Miami-Dade County starting with Kendall, the Big Bus Toy Express made five more stops on Friday in Broward County to collect thousands of donations from Local 10 News viewers.

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Local 10 News’ Big Bus Toy Express ended the Toys for Tots mission with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve on Friday night in Coral Springs. The double-decker bus and two 27-foot trucks were full of new toys for this holiday season. After nine stops in South Florida, four in Miami-Dade County and five in Broward County, the community donated more than 16,000 toys. Since 2014, Local 10 News viewers have contributed more than 100,000 toys to the Big Bus Toy Express’ team and countless smiles. On Friday night, the team was still at work.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – In spite of a global pandemic, Local 10 is committed to maintaining its community initiatives, and the annual Big Bus Toy Express is no exception. We are very happy that the Big Bus Toy Express is back for the seventh consecutive year. This year, while following CDC guidelines and maintaining social distancing, Local 10 and Big Bus Miami are teaming up to collect new, unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. On Friday morning, Local 10′s Eric Yutzy and Kristi Krueger hopped on the Big Bus and will stop at several locations throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Simply CLICK HERE and earmark your donation for “Big Bus.”Local 10′s Big Bus Toy Express is the largest contributor of toys for the Toys for Tots program.