For weeks you have been reading staff reports about all the reasons why you should support the annual Press Herald Toy Fund in the Spirit of Bruce Roberts. The work we do is amazing. It is magical. It is rewarding. It’s really hard. And it takes a village to make it all happen. Thank you […]
Portland Press Herald Toy Fund
Posted inLocal & State, Toy Fund
‘You’ve made such a difference’
The gifts not only bring joy to children who most need it, they bring relief and hope to their parents.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, Toy Fund
Toy Fund volunteers make the magic happen, again
They do it for the kids and the community. Here’s a shoutout of gratitude to the 2022 Toy Fund volunteers.
Posted inLocal & State, Toy Fund
Founders’ simple idea grew into a powerful legacy
Their charity grew out of a simple little idea the two friends conjured up in the difficult winter of 1949.
Posted inLocal & State, Toy Fund
Disabled mother turns to Toy Fund for help
Her letter shows how hard it can be to ask for help that was never needed before.
Posted inLocal & State, Toy Fund
Volunteer continues family legacy by spreading ‘a little joy’
More than 30 years ago, volunteer Theresa Labrecque’s parents began donating to the toy fund each year.
Posted inLocal & State, Toy Fund
Appeals to Toy Fund echo through the decades
The notes from parents arrived 30 years apart, but the message was the same: families struggling with rising prices and difficult economic conditions in need of help to provide holiday gifts for their children. In 1951, the third year of what is now known as the Press Herald Toy Fund, fund chairman Matthew Barron didn’t […]
Posted inLocal & State, Toy Fund
Life of service inspires gifts to Toy Fund
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Toy Fund
Families escaping domestic violence seek help
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Toy Fund
Businesses answer the call by feeding volunteers
Sometimes keeping the army of Press Herald Toy Fund volunteers working at full speed takes a little pizza.