His father disabled, the boy could use some holiday cheer that his grandmother can’t afford.

Both Mom and Dad are unable to work, and gifts for their two children are out of financial reach.

Matthew I. Barron and Robert B. Beith, who used the pen name Bruce Roberts, leave a legacy now known as the Portland Press Herald Toy Fund.

Employees of businesses and government agencies take up collections, large and small.

Taking classes with the goal of supporting her children and also homeschooling an autistic child, she is unable to work at this time.

She adds another $3 from her piggy bank.

A single mom wants her other two children to have the Christmas presents they deserve.

The ambitious parents have yet to find enough work to provide gifts for their two children.