fill the bus

Safe Zones' annual Fill the Bus toy drive is slated for this Saturday, December 15, at multiple locations across the SouthCoast.

The 7th Annual Safe Zones Fill the Bus Toy Drive is taking place this coming Saturday, as the organization teams up with police departments in New Bedford, Acushnet, Dartmouth and Fairhaven to collect toys for local children and families that can't afford gifts.

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Police cruisers doubled as sleighs this week as officers delivered Christmas presents to less fortunate children. The toys were collected through the "Fill The Bus" toy drive last week, and were distributed Thursday and Friday to children in Kindergarten through the 12th grade...

NEW BEDFORD - Did you start Christmas shopping yet? Don't worry, you're not alone. But Safe Zones of New Bedford, along with local police departments, is asking that if you are going out this weekend that you purchase a toy for a child you don't know...

The 3rd annual "Fill the Bus" toy drive collected dozens of toys for needy girls and boys this Christmas season. The Tremblay's bus was parked at the Shawmut Diner Friday, with folks stopping by all day to donate toys for the cause. Organizer Jerry Pinto tells WBSM News every item donated goes a long way to helping somebody out...