2022 Press Herald Toy Fund group application

Please fill out all sections of this application. Each child age 16 and under in your custody will receive one set of gifts from the Toy Fund. Applications will not be processed without each person’s full birth date.

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GROUP NAME(Required)

Provide your group name so we can process your application and package your gifts as part of the local group.

PART 1: Family information (gifts will be provided only to one parent or legal guardian)

Your name (first & last)

Your Birth Date

Contact information

Mailing address

City/Town

Zip code

Phone

* I understand that I may be contacted by the Toy Fund staff to verify or clarify information.

Marital status

Single

Married

Other

Please list all children living with you and in your custody

Child 1: First & last name

Relationship

Gender

Birth date

Child 2: First & last name

Relationship

Gender

Birth date

Child 3: First & last name

Relationship

Gender

Birth date

Child 4: First & last name

Relationship

Gender

Birth date

Child 5: First & last name

Relationship

Gender

Birth date

Child 6: First & last name

Relationship

Gender

Birth date

Child 7: First & last name

Relationship

Gender

Birth date

Child 8: First & last name

Relationship

Gender

Birth date

If you are requesting assistance for more than 8 children please fill out a second application.

PART 2: Statement of need (REQUIRED)

A) Please tell us, in a couple paragraphs, about yourself and your family and why you are in need of help from the Press Herald Toy Fund (limit of 260 characters):

B) Please provide your monthly income

Please provide your monthly expenses

C) I have determined that due to my financial circumstances, I need assistance from the fund. I agree that all gifts received will be given to the children listed on this application and not used for any other purposes. (After your application is processed, you will receive information about when and where to pick up your toys.)

If you agree to the above terms, print your name

Today's date

PART 3: Privacy Release

By checking this box, I give permission for my application to be shared with reporters from the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram for possible reference/inclusion in a Toy Fund story. I understand that if I check the box, I may be contact by a reporter.

Can we contact you?

Yes

The Portland Press Herald Toy Fund is a non-profit organization supported by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. The Toy Fund solicits money from readers and uses the money to buy new gifts for underprivileged children. The Toy Fund has served children in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Androscoggin counties since 1949.