When the mail arrived Monday morning it was gratifying to find $1,550 for the Santa’s Helper Fund. This means $8,842 has been collected to date. Heartfelt thanks go to all who have contributed so far. There is a long way to go but we are confident that through the continued generosity of people in this region, we will reach our goal of $50,000 for the Salvation Army.

Today’s donors include Dick Shaw, Bangor, $20; Bud and Kay, Eddington, $25; in memory of Bruce Gould, Plymouth, $10; Robert E. Lindsey, Jr., Thomaston, $25; Phoebe E. Politz, Bangor, $10; Pamela A. Taylor, Bangor, $75; Mountaincatcher Enterprises, Bangor, $50; Richard McLaughlin, Machias, $25; Mr. and Mrs. Harvard Collins, Bucksport, $25; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Goodrich Jr., Hudson, $100; Kathleen Eaton, Hampden, $25; Madeline Ellsworth, Bangor, $25; and Virginia E. Tillinghast, Winterport, $10.

Also contributing were Marion and Jeanne Rudnicki, Bangor, $25; Modern Screenprint Inc., Bangor, $50; Lucille F. Cardin in memory of her parents, Lloyd and Eva Farley of Castine, Veazie, $25; in memory of Moxie, Mittens, and Gnaw, Bangor, $30; in memory of Stuart and Lorraine Worcester from Mom, Uncle John and all, Bangor, $10; in memory of Arnold Worcester from Robert and John Murray and all the family, Bangor, $10; in memory of Matthew R. Fletcher, Frankfort, $35; and in memory of Gordon Webber from Annette Webber, Garland, $20.

Also, Mr. and Mrs. Milford Letourneau, in memory of our son, brother and parents, Ashland, $100; Charles and Georgia Hutchins, Penobscot, $50; Katherine and Keith Jordan, in memory of our brother, Tim Jordan of Waltham, Ellsworth, $20; Brenda and Gregg Jordan, in memory of Clyde Fletcher Jr. of Waltham, Ellsworth, $20; Kamma Paul Michaud, in loving memory of Betty J. Michaud, Millinocket, $25; Ruth Gray and Louise Bennett, East Franklin, $50; Barbara Jewers, in memory of Ralph Jewers, Milford, $50; and Mr. and Mrs. James Stellato, Brewer, $25.

Other donors include: in memory of our grandson, Tim, from Gramp and Gram Jordan, Ellsworth, $50; John and Ada Weed, Deer Isle, $10; Sally Swallow in memory of her brother, George Landry, Brewer, $25; in memory of our dads, Artic Pomeroy and Ralph Turner, $100; $25 from Jacob Letourneau and $25 from Lucas Letourneau of Bowdoin.

Anonymous donations came from Dover-Foxcroft, $25; Hampden, $50; Oakfield, $100; in memory of Benjamin Bunny, Orono, $25; Veazie, $100; Newport, $25; and no town given $20.

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 Fund column 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.