ST. LOUIS - s4story -- This holiday season, The National Museum of Transportation is reminding the community that together, we CAN make a difference!

From November 4 through December 30, 2026, the Museum will host "Santa's CAN Do Spirit!", a community-wide canned food drive with collected items given to Operation Food Search and Circle of Concern, two organizations dedicated to helping families facing food insecurity throughout the St. Louis region.

Visitors who bring canned goods to the Museum during this program will receive $1 off Museum admission while helping provide food for neighbors in need.

And this year, Santa has a very special place to welcome children!

Recently donated to The National Museum of Transportation by Operation Food Search, the remarkable MetroMarket bus has a long and meaningful history of serving the St. Louis community.

Originally donated by Bi-State Development to St. Louis MetroMarket in 2015, the bus was transformed into a mobile farmers market, bringing fresh fruits, vegetables, and proteins directly to neighborhoods with limited access to affordable groceries.

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In 2021, MetroMarket became part of local food bank Operation Food Search, continuing its mission of providing access to nutritious food for families throughout the region.

With decades of service at Bi-State and Operation Food Search, the bus traveled more than one million miles.  It made more than 2,500 MetroMarket stops, and served over 105,000 families.

Throughout its remarkable journey, the MetroMarket bus brought nourishment, hope, and a helping hand to families throughout the St. Louis community.

Now, this extraordinary vehicle is beginning a new chapter.

Museum volunteers are transforming the bus into a festive holiday destination where Santa Claus will greet children and families. But its mission of helping others is far from over.

Instead of delivering food to families, the bus will now help collect food for families in need.

The Museum is inviting families, businesses, schools, community organizations, and individuals to join the effort to fill the MetroMarket bus with canned goods.

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Every canned good donation, large or small, will help support the important work of Operation Food Search and Circle of Concern.

This holiday season, The National Museum of Transportation invites the entire St. Louis community to help fill a bus that has already spent more than a million miles making a difference.

Because when a community comes together, we CAN make the holidays brighter for everyone!

One bus. A million miles. More than 105,000 families served. And a whole new journey of giving!
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