DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- "Just getting it all done has been an experience."
 More volunteers are needed to organizing more toys than ever this year thanks to the central Illinois community through WAND's Spirit of Giving -- all the toys have to be ready for families in need by this Tuesday.
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 "It's been a task, but we've had a really good team of volunteers and staff that have been helping out -- it's gone well," Dove Inc Christmas Basket Coordinator Angie Williams said.
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 A record-breaking 10 thousand plus toys donated calls for some record-breaking effort.
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"It's unique this year we're out at the old Kroger Fairview building -- now all of a sudden we have organizations doing it together -- Salvation Army, Dove Inc and Northeast Community Fund all coming together -- more need, more toys, the need for more volunteers," Salvation Army Director of Development Kyle Karsten said.
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"We're all doing the same thing serving for the same purpose -- it just made sense to come together -- especially this year when COVID has been such a bad thing that has happened, and so we knew that the need was going to be high," Williams said.
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The spirit of giving of the central Illinois community is at an all-time high.
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"It's been a rough year personally, so it's been good having this to look forward to and to be able to give back to the community is hurting this year," Williams said.
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"It's been a rough year personally, so it's been good having this to look forward to and to be able to give back to the community is hurting this year," Williams said.
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"For these organizations to come together it's really a snapshot of what Decatur does -- there's more and more things that organizations do together, there not just on their own island trying to help people," Karsten said.
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Toys for Tots will begin to hand out the pre-registered families this week.
