The charity accepts donations year round and will soon be gearing up for the 2023 gift drive.

The gifts not only bring joy to children who most need it, they bring relief and hope to their parents.

They do it for the kids and the community. Here's a shoutout of gratitude to the 2022 Toy Fund volunteers.

Their charity grew out of a simple little idea the two friends conjured up in the difficult winter of 1949.

Her letter shows how hard it can be to ask for help that was never needed before.

More than 30 years ago, volunteer Theresa Labrecque's parents began donating to the toy fund each year.

Doris Cook was a longtime volunteer with the Press Herald Toy Fund, packing toys that would be distributed to thousands of children each holiday season.

Families shattered by domestic violence turn to the Toy Fund to restore a sense of normality and give their kids a chance to be children again during the holidays.

Sometimes keeping the army of Press Herald Toy Fund volunteers working at full speed takes a little pizza.

More than 50 volunteers help make the Press Herald Toy Fund happen every year.

Rising rents and inflation on consumer goods have made holiday gifts for children of many single parents luxuries they can't afford.

Brunswick-based artist Maria Castellano-Usery helps spread joy and light to children in need by donating half the proceeds raised by her 85th Paint-a-Thon to the Press Herald Toy Fund.

This year, with the inflated cost of living also straining household budgets, many families experiencing health challenges are turning to the Press Herald Toy Fund for help.

With the labor supplied by volunteers and the financial support from donors, the Toy Fund reaches about 3,000 children each year.

Employees from Spurwink, which supports families and children with developmental disabilities and mental health challenges, are distributing toys to 40 families in the Lewiston area that struggle to provide holiday gifts to their children.