Santa’s Helper Update

It was very gratifying on Monday morning to see another outpouring of support for the Santa’s Helper Fund. Another $6,729.35 has been donated, bringing our total to $27,601.35. We’re hopeful that we can reach our $50,000 goal by the end of the month.

One of the checks we received was from Brewer High School that read: “We are once again pleased to enclose a check in the amount of $230.35, which our business-technology classes raised at a special holiday bake sale here at the high school. Students baked over 1,200 holiday treats, which were sold to the student body during lunch periods on Dec. 10-11. It was a great success and a wonderful opportunity for the students of Brewer High School to help those less fortunate at Christmas time. Thank you for the efforts that the Bangor Daily News puts forth to make this worthwhile partnership with The Salvation Army and the Bangor/Brewer community such a success. Brenda Crosby and Lynn Hunt, coordinators.”

New donations include: Bulk Mail Made Easy, $50; Janice Redding, Baileyville, $20; Jan Dowd, Hampden, in memory of Norbert Dowd and Arthur O’Leary, $50; Rita Sereyko, Howland, in memory of Kenneth Sereyko, $25; Atlantic Ladies Aid, Swans Island, $50; and Laurence and Evelyn Nadeau, Milford, in loving memory of their son Larry Nadeau, $25.

Also contributing: Merry Christmas and God Bless from A Thankful One, Bangor, $1,000; Anonymous, Hampden, $50; Carol A. Bailey, Arizona, $25; Walter and Dorothy Turner, Orono, $50; Carmel-Etna Cooperative Extension, $25; Stuart and Betty Brackett, Hermon, $25; in loving memory of Kenneth L. Brann for Christmas and his birthday from his wife, Betty, and family, Carmel, $30; and Dorothy Girvan, Kenduskeag, in memory of her brother Lawrence Stickland of New York, $50.

Donations also came from: In memory of Doug Goodell from Mom and family, Glenburn, $100; Jeanne Wallace, Bangor, in memory of Tommy and Red, $25; Anonymous, Brewer, $23; Raymond E. Boudreau, Machias, $50; Ryan and Allyson Bender, Seal Harbor, $50; Philip and Brenda Doherty, Florida, in memory of their parents, $25; and Roger and Greta Choquet, Arizona, $25.

Also expressing their support: Deirdre F. Wilson, Sedgwick, $25; Anonymous, Milo, $25; Jane Baron, Charlotte, $100; in loving memory of Stephen Dunning from his family, Kenduskeag, $100; Alice Hayward Portage, in memory of Linda Phillips and Noni Shaw; Meme and Sage, $25; Anonymous, Newport, $50; Anonymous, Hudson, $50; Cheryl Adams, Bangor, in memory of James H. Adams, $100; Anonymous, Holden, $50; and Orville Putney, Pembroke, in memory of his little dog Sheeba, $15.

Contributions also came from: Anonymous, Bangor, $1,000; in loving memory of Jeffrey S. Parola from his parents, Judy and Paul Raymond, Dover-Foxcroft, $25; Sue Dorr and family, Machias, in memory of their nephew Jeffrey Parola, $20; Anonymous, in memory of Michael Kiley, Brewer, $100; Jean Warren, Bangor, $20; Betty Nelson, Corinna, $25; in honor of Tom and Linda Quinn, $25, and in honor of Shirley and Linwood Nutting, $25, Bangor; Bernard Lewis Corro Unit 22, Medway, $100; and Joseph and Amelia Kief, Bar Harbor, $25.

Also donating to the fund are: Bangor Singles Club, Bangor, $1,000; Bangor Lodge of Elks 244, Bangor, $1,000; Donald Vachon, Hampden, $20; Arthur and Sylvia Edgecomb, Ellsworth, in loving memory of brother Malcolm F. Edgecomb, $25; Leroy Fleming, Medway, $20; Belinda Gross, Ithaca, N.Y., Penobscot, $25; Kelly Boyington in memory of Joseph and Glennis Megno, Millinocket, $25; Anonymous, Milbridge, $20; Joyce Cooper Thibodeau in loving memory of Bob Cooper and Bobby Thibodeau, Winterport, $50; and Sam Nutter, Dover-Foxcroft, $15.

Rounding out today’s kind contributions are: Brown Appliance, in memory of Kip Watson, Ellsworth, $100; Jane and Wally Palmer in memory of our good friend Charlie Shoppe of Franklin, Brooksville, $100; Michael Smart, Veazie, $25; Elizabeth Turner, New Hampshire, in honor of her father, Walter Turner of Orono, $40; Anonymous, Islesboro, $100; Weston and Carmela Bubar, Hartland, $50; Ward and Jessie Carter in memory of Eleanor E. Carlisle, Ellsworth, $20; Bangor Daily News advertising department employees, Bangor, $64; and Brewer Automotive Components, Brewer, $122.

Thank you all so very much.

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