Portland Press Herald Toy Fund
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PublishedDecember 19, 2018
Toy Fund: Mother donates plasma to pay for room in hotel
Her temporary state assistance 'leaves no money for presents or clothes.'
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PublishedDecember 18, 2018
Toy Fund: Donor recalls father volunteering when charity was launched in 1949
W. Earle Eskilson was among the first of hundreds, if not thousands, of volunteers who have made the fund work for the past 69 years.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2018
Toy Fund: Illness or injury often prompts parents to ask for kids’ gifts
This season's donations total $66,559 so far.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2018
Toy Fund: Couple’s story dates to 1950s Peaks Island
Now they donate every year to make sure other children get the same help.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2018
Toy Fund: Dad’s colon cancer afflicts ‘positive family’
As Christmas nears, they're living off disability, the mother writes.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2018
Toy Fund: Brunswick artist raffling piece from paint-a-thon
Maria Castellano-Usery includes the Press Herald Toy Fund among several charities to benefit from her painting raffles.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2018
Toy Fund: Kids have special needs, 2 southern Maine mothers say
The fund has raised $55,984 so far to help such families provide gifts for their children this holiday season.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2018
Toy Fund: Elders pass along legacy of giving to future generations
Many family members donate to benefit children each year in the memory of loved ones who started the tradition of generosity.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2018
Toy Fund: House fire puts family of 4 in a bind at Christmastime
Now, when the family can most use some holiday cheer, gifts for the children would be out of reach without help from others.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2018
Toy Fund: Single father wants to give daughters the holiday they deserve
The southern Maine dad works part time and goes to night school for his GED.
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