It's toy-drive time again in memory of Keian Blundell, a six-year-old boy who played Santa at the hospital where he was sick with cancer.

His family's annual Keian鈥檚 Holiday Wish Toy Drive continues Keian鈥檚 legacy of giving, with donations collected until Dec. 13 at drop-off locations in 性视界传媒 and Langley, also online in an .

In mid-December all those toys will be delivered to BC Children's Hospital and Canuck Place Children's Hospice, two places where Keian spent time while being treated for leukemia prior to his death a decade ago, on Jan. 1, 2014.

Months before, Keian was made an honorary RCMP member, and Mounties have continued to help collect toys in his memory.

Previously in Langley, parents Ryan and Chantal Blundell now live in 性视界传媒. 

This year marks the 13th annual Keian鈥檚 Holiday Wish Toy Drive, which kicked off Nov. 5.

Ryan Blundell tells the story about why and how it all began.

"Back in 2012 when Keian was first diagnosed, we weren't sure if we're going to be home for Christmas, and that was his absolute favourite time of the year," Ryan recalled.

"Thankfully, we were discharged just a few days before (Christmas), so we were able to have a somewhat-normal Christmas at home. But of course he (Keian) felt bad for all the other kids that were on the ward, still in hospital.

"So what he ended up doing was, with some friends he was able to collect 12 toys, and so he went around the ward with a little wagon, hand-delivering toys to the kids that he got to know during his time there."

Since 2017, close to 11,500 toys and $39,500 in cash donations have been collected by the 性视界传媒 RCMP for the toy drive. The cash is used to buy additional toys.

This year in 性视界传媒, new, unwrapped toys can be dropped off at RCMP main detachments on 57 Avenue, and at district offices in Guildford/Fleetwood, Cloverdale and South 性视界传媒.

Also, community donation events will be held Friday, Dec. 6 at the Guildford and South 性视界传媒 Superstore locations and at the Cloverdale London Drugs store, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The is an easy place to donate.

"My wife and I go through the list and make sure we put some popular toys on there," Ryan noted. "We connect with the hospital and see what is in demand, what are safe toys for kids who are in the hospital.

At BC Children's Hospital, Ryan says "an army of volunteers" organizes the donated toys by type, age of the child and other considerations.

"Having the toys there also takes the pressure off of parents, who can quote-unquote shop for what they need," Ryan added. "Coming from experience, for parents sometimes it's not about not having funds, it's about not having time to buy gifts for their kids while they're in hospital every day, not just the patient but their siblings too, to have the best Christmas possible."