SANTA’S HELPER UPDATE

Christmas Eve is here and we are very thankful to those who have so generously given to the Santa’s Helper Fund. Today’s donations bring our total to date to $45,917.21, which is 92 percent of our goal.

Thanks go out today to Anonymous, no town given, $2; Teri Cleary, Burlington, $20; Colleen Thompson, in memory of Dennis Ireland, Holden, $10; Tuscan Chapter No. 148 Order of Eastern Star, Bangor, $100; Milton Silver, “Thanks UPN-WBZ TV Boston for money raised for Children’s Hospital,” Bangor, $15; Philip and Barbara Joyce, Hermon, $100; Anonymous, Brewer, $35; Anonymous, Holden, $50; Ruth Jellison, Southwest Harbor, $20.

Donations also came from B. Conley Worcester Jr., Southwest Harbor, $200; Dot and Lucy, Franklin, $15; Carolyn Blodgett, in memory of her husband, Donald Blodgett, Penobscot, $25; Peter, Kathy, and Brandon Nadeau, Bradley, $20; Anonymous, in memory of Paul Wood, Brooklin, $200; Darlene Moore, in memory of Felix T. and Barbara A. Cote, Alton, $25; Anonymous, Newport, $100; Eleanor Webber, in memory of her husband, Roland B. Webber, and her son, Sgt. Robert A. Patten Jr., Ellsworth, $50.

Topping off today’s gifts are contributions from John and Joanne Jackson, Bucksport, $20; Marcia A. Skratt, Winterport, $20; Lorraine Henderson, $100; Catherine, Walter, and Paul Leavitt, in memory of Benjamin W. Barr Sr. and Norman Marcho, Old Town, $25; Johnson’s Arboriculture, Camden, $100.

Thanks to all who have contributed to date, 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, 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.