Contributions to the Santa’s Helper Fund that arrived over the weekend have brought the total collected to date to $9,555.11.

Thanks go out to Bud and Kay, Eddington, $20; Vincent and Janet Rush, in memory of their son Lee Rush, Mattawamkeag, $50; Anonymous, Milford, $25; Barbara and Family from Swans Island, in loving memory of Robert Leroy Tozier, $15; John Field, Orono, $50; Margaret Wallend, Littletown, $10; Shirley Robinson, in memory of her grandson Joey Bray, Hermon, $15; and Anonymous, Bangor, $25.

Also contributing to the Santa’s Helper Fund were: in memory of Nancy and Jeff, Bangor, $25; Anonymous, Bucksport, $200; Russ, Wendy, Ryan and Dylan, in memory of their precious nephew and cousin Nicholas Smith, West Enfield, $10; Roberta and John Murray and Family, in memory of Arnold, Stuart and Lorraine Worster, Springfield, $15; Anonymous, Machiasport, $50; and Joan Larlee, East Millinocket, $30.

Donations also arrived from: Anonymous, no town given, $70; Winifred Fennelly, Blue Hill, $20; Smoke-Free Singles Society, Old Town, $150; Darlene Doherty, Lubec, $100; Keith Smith, Greenville, $50; Leslie and Claudette Detrick, Medway, $25; in memory of Benjamin Bunny, Orono, $25; in memory of Madaline and Ralph Leathers from their family, no town given, $25; Dawn Pinkham Crocker, Howland, $30; and “Joseph, Pat and Joey Kelley, in memory of their parents,” Hampden, $30.

Thanks also to Elizabeth and Herbert Feero, Bucksport, $20; Linda and David Harvey, in memory of Richard “Dick” Worster and Ann Marie Worster, Corinth, $25; Debbie and Ashley Bryant, Belfast, $25; in memory of Roger Jordan, Otis, $25; Miles Adams, Orrington, $10; Eli and Beverly Zwicker, in memory of their grandson Justin Eli Gerrish, Brownville Junction, $100; Kenneth Devoe, Millinocket, $25; and Anonymous, no town given, $4.11.

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