‘He struggles enough in life being sick. I really want him to have something under the Christmas tree,’ she says.

The cost of a parent’s college education is threatening hopes that some deserving children will find presents under the tree on Chrismas morning.

‘We all had fun,’ says a leader for whom personal gratitude was a motivator.

Her three sons deserve the same excitement on Christmas morning that she had as a kid, she says.

First came a loss of work hours and income, then came the loss of the family home.

As children, some Toy Fund contributors were bypassed by Santa.

The midcoast couple hold minimum-wage jobs and spend what they can to assist with their son’s needs.