Many generous people are taking time out of their busy schedules to reach out to others by way of the Santa’s Helper Fund. Some have probably seen firsthand or heard about the struggles and hardships that many families face this time of year.

Thanks go out to all who have contributed and to those who are considering a donation to the Santa’s Helper Fund. Gifts to the fund have totaled $29,437.78.

Today’s donors include: Phillip and Barbara Joyce, Carmel, $100; Rob and Jerusha Reynolds, Brewer, $100; Lois H. Bowers, Bangor, $25; Ralph D. Smart, Bangor, $25; Leland Berry, Holden, $25, in memory of his brother Raymond Berry; Robert W. Ferland, Franklin, $50; Jacques and Cherry Valcourt, Howland, $25; Madeline G. Leathers, Bangor, $25; Barbara Baker, Bangor, $50; Eleanor M. Seavey, Bangor, $5; Grace Jakacky, Orono, $10; Kenneth R. Devoe, Millinocket, $25; Amy L. Ireland, Lincoln, $25; and North Searsport United Methodist Church, $150.

Also, Missy Harris, Old Town, $25, in memory of her father, Joe Clark, and in honor of her mother, Betty Clark; Jane and Wally Palmer, Brooksville, $100; Swans Island Baptist Ladies Aid, $50; Glenn and Patricia Bergey, Winterport, $100; Jane A. Baron, Charlotte, $100; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ford, Brewer, $25, in memory of their granddaughter, Ashleigh Yvonne Tennet; Mr. and Mrs. Larry M. Rosebush, Bangor, $15; Ed and Regina Thomas, Bangor, $25; Allan D. Currie, M.D., Bangor, $100; Carol A. Kimble, Ellsworth, $20; and in memory with love from friends of James “Mac” McLean, Millinocket, $50.

Donations also include: in memory of Peter John Rush with love from Mom, Millinocket, $25; Woodrow and Margaret MacDonald, Millinocket, $20; Carlyle and Hattie Webb, Stonington, $25; Barbara Schuppien, Milbridge, $25; in the name of Helen Hieronymus, $25; The W.E.K.S. Club of Maine, Carmel, $75; Norman and Barbara Moulton, Bar Harbor, $100, in memory of their daughter, Paulette Small, and grandson, Christopher Stonehouse; Phyllis C. Aiken, Lincoln, $25; Ian, Morgan and Lauren Forrest, Brewer, $50; in memory of Rupert Field from Kamda’s Pool Shed, Hampden, $50; in memory of Nellie Mahan, Brewer, $25; Bonnie Clapper, Brooksville, $10; Catherine E. Donovan of Frankfort, $35, in memory of Mathew R. Fletcher; Shirley Robinson of Bangor, $10, in memory of grandson Joey Bray.

Contributing anonymously: in memory of Guy Boober, Hancock, $100; Southwest Harbor, $25; Blue Hill, $25; Millinocket, $50; and anonymous cash, $10.

Donations may be sent to Santa’s Helper Fund, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402-1329. Names and donation amounts will be published in the Santa’s Helper column daily in the Bangor Daily News. Donors who prefer to remain anonymous will be listed as such, followed by donation amounts. Thank you in advance for your generosity.