Fill the Bus 2024 has wrapped up with the team feeling "very happy" with the generosity shown by the Rotorua community, The Hits Rotorua presenter Paul Hickey says.
He said there were some good public donations in the final stops of the day at supermarkets and a shopping centre.
The bus has been unloaded for the final time today at the Salvation Army headquarters and "the counting is well under way".
Hickey said the bus had to be unloaded a couple of times earlier in the day due to the sheer weight of donations collected, which gave the Salvation Army team a headstart on the "massive" job of counting and sorting.
He said the day was "very hot and very worthwhile".
The Metservice says the temperature in Rotorua exceeded 26 degrees this afternoon.
The final donation tally will be announced on-air on The Hits Rotorua 97.5FM and on the Rotorua Daily Post website tomorrow.
If you missed out on making a donation today, it's not too late to help stock the shelves of the Salvation Army foodbank stock for the busy holiday period and heading into 2025.
Scroll down below the blog for information on how to donate to the six-week Rotorua Daily Post Christmas Appeal, now in its fourth week.
Tracey Ball from the Salvation Army, Cityride bus driver Anita Williams and The Hits' presenter Paul Hickey - just some of the team that brought Fill the Bus to life today.
