Portland Press Herald Toy Fund
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PublishedDecember 2, 2022
Toy fund workshop bustles as distribution begins
After sorting and packing gifts for weeks, volunteers have begun handing some of the toys and books off to the social service agencies that will distribute them to families.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
More stories of homeless children and parents arrive at toy fund
Numerous parents write to the toy fund that they face the holidays without a home, or a way to provide holiday gifts to their children.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2022
Longtime toy fund volunteer inspires donations
A longtime Press Herald Toy Fund volunteer is remembered through donations from friends and family.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2022
Simple ideas collide: Giving Tuesday and the Press Herald Toy Fund
Many parents say rising costs and expiring pandemic relief programs are making holiday gifts an unaffordable luxury.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2022
Facing rising costs, parents seek help from 73-year-old Press Herald Toy Fund
The Toy Fund was launched amid difficult economic conditions in 1949, and once again families are struggling this year and asking for help.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2022
Press Herald Toy Fund adds children’s books to longstanding tradition
For the first time, the annual Press Herald Toy Fund will provide a new book for every child and is now ordering gifts through Maine-owned businesses.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2022
Gifts of newspaper subscriptions boost toy fund
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2022
Volunteers, community supporters keep Press Herald Toy Fund going
Donations are still arriving, and they are accepted year-round.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Donations top $200,000 for Toy Fund
Donations are still coming in, and the newspapers will continue to publish the names of donors in the coming days.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2021
Toy fund once again delivers joy to children and peace to their parents
A single mom 'who is working very hard and still has trouble making ends meet' will have gifts for her 2 kids this year.
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