With less than one week to go until Christmas, we are hopeful we can achieve our goal of raising $50,000 for The Salvation Army through Santa’s Helper Fund. Today’s donations bring us to $39,526.47.

Thanks go out today to these people who have made donations to the Santa’s Helper Fund:

Jerry and Polly McKay, Brewer, in loving memory of our grandson Joshua McKay, $25; Anonymous, Brewer, $24; Leslie and Claudette Detrick, Medway, $25; Joyce Blakney, Winslow, $50; Kathy and Timothy Folster, Old Town, in memory of Earl and Duddy Folster, $100; the Wardwells, Penobscot, $50; Steve, Julie, Emily and Annie Monroe, Orono, $50; and Anonymous, Stockton Springs, in memory of Vivian and Ernest Watling, $50.

Gifts also came from “A Thankful One” in Holden, $500; Mike, Laurie, Erin and Kellie Gonyea, Ellsworth, in loving memory of Evelyn Gonyea, $25; The Ladies of the Eddington Extension Group, $20; Laurie, Mike, Erin and Kellie Gonyea, Ellsworth, in loving memory of Norman Lydick, $25; Kenneth Lloyd, West Enfield, $20; Joseph Crary, Prospect Harbor, $50; and the Smoke Free Singles Society, Old Town, $100.

Thanks to all who have contributed, and thanks to those who are considering a donation to the Santa’s Helper Fund. Your gifts are greatly appreciated and will go a long way toward making Christmas bright for many needy families in our region.

Donations may be sent to Santa’s Helper Fund, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 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 donation amounts. Thank you in advance for your generosity.