Donations to the Santa’s Helper Fund now total $4,097, which includes $2,001 received from the Brewer Eagles Club No. 3177, Brewer.

Today’s generous contributors include: Jessie and Jennifer, “somewhere in Eastern Maine,” $20; a friend in Millinocket, $26; Debbie and Ashley Bryant, mother and daughter, Belfast, $35; Mrs. Doris-Ann Gray, in memory of Frank E. Gray, Milford, $50; Charlie and Joanne Hogan, Bangor, $25; the Smith family, in memory of Earl G. Folster and Norris E. Smith, Hampden, $50; Jane Searles, in memory of Dana Leeman, Bangor, $100; and Matthew, Patrick, and Jennifer, Bangor, $25;

Also contributing are Melissa, Cheryl, Emily, Heather and Franklin, $20; Larry and Hilda Shaw, in memory of Mike & Katie, Holden, $75; Roberta Seavey, Bangor, $25; Robert & Helen Seavey, Bangor, $10; Ernest M. Black, Brooksville, $50; Mrs. Brenda Kempton, Plymouth, $15; Eleanor H. Green, Presque Isle, $40; Everett & Rowena Bates, Alexander, $25; Doris Bates, Carroll Plantation, $20; Joseph & Suzanne Leveille, Millinocket, $100; and Cecelia Hickson, Bangor, $25;

Additionally, anonymous in Lamoine, $50; anonymous in Ellsworth $50; anonymous in Ellsworth, $25; anonymous in Milo, $15; anonymous in Orono, $100 and anonymous in Milford $25.

Letters seeking help continue to arrive at the Salvation Army. Many describe the extreme need that many families in our area face on a daily basis; needs that become compounded as the winter season approaches. One person writes, “I’m living on Social Security and raising two granddaughters. Their parents aren’t able to help me out. So we rely on what we can to get us by. Thank you.”

Donations may be sent to Santa’s Helper Fund, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402-1329. Your names and donation amounts will be published in the Santa’s Helper column daily in the Bangor Daily News.

Donors who wish to remain anonymous will be listed as such, followed by their donation amounts. Thank you in advance for your generosity.