Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all. Together we have raised $46,227.21 for The Salvation Army through the Santa’s Helper Fund. We give heartfelt thanks for the generous outpouring of support from all of you this holiday season. You helped us reach 92 percent of our goal.

For those of you waking up on this Christmas morning feeling so blessed and fortunate, it’s not too late to remember those needy families that may be struggling this time of year. We will continue to accept donations through the end of the year and will recognize those contributing in a final column on Dec. 31.

To all who have given and to all those who will consider this worthy cause as we approach the new year, we thank you.

Thanks today go out to Mike, Kara, Gary, Matt, Jackie and Virginia, in memory of Grampy Dub, no town given, $25; Anonymous, no town given, $20; Maine Korean War Veterans, Burton-Goode-Sargent Chapter 1, Hermon, $50; Anonymous, Millinocket, $10; Jane and Bruce Fowle, in memory of their parents, Bangor, $25; Edmund Brissette, Otis, $50; Donnie and Cathy Murray, in memory of their grandmother Marion Stoddard, Holden, $30; in memory of Julie Read Marsh from her family, Belfast, $50; Patricia Counihan, Bangor, $25; Swimland Pool & Spa Corp., in memory of Rupert Field, Hampden, $25.

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. Donors who prefer to remain anonymous will be listed as such, followed by donation amounts. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.