toyfund2016
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PublishedDecember 11, 2016
Tough times force donating family to use Toy Fund in 2016
A family in Cumberland County hopes to pay the kindness forward when back on their feet.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2016
Toy Fund’s higher demand for holiday help answered
A second truckload of children's gifts, and donations to pay for them, are called for this year.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2016
Toy Fund volunteer loves the chance to hand out toys
Jon Hebert, 74, recalls plenty of gifts when he was a boy in Westbrook, and likes to help ensure happy holidays for needy children in Maine.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2016
Toy Fund contributions made in honor of deceased donor
Henrietta "Henty" LaRou was a loyal friend to needy children in southern Maine.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2016
Toy Fund: New job notwithstanding, young mom struggles to put gifts under tree
She says that after meeting expenses, she has nothing left for the holidays.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2016
Single mother with 2 jobs requests help for kids’ gifts
The mother of two boys in southern Maine writes, "as the expenses add up, I am left with little or no extra money."
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PublishedDecember 5, 2016
In the midst of a painful divorce, a mom asks Toy Fund for help
Her children will be among the thousands of Maine kids who find presents to unwrap on Christmas morning, thanks to readers' generosity.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2016
Maine Marathon donates $10,000 to Toy Fund
The charity raises most of its donations from individual newspaper readers and rarely receives a five-figure check.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2016
Grandmother asks for holiday gifts for 3 young grandsons
The grandmother in southern Maine wrote to the Portland Press Herald Toy Fund.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2016
Yoga class to raise money for Toy Fund on Saturday
Shelley Snodgrass of Freeport will lead a benefit yoga class in the Yarmouth studio of the Freeport Yoga Co.