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PublishedNovember 19, 2023
With a huge need, Press Herald Toy Fund helps to brighten children’s holidays for 75th year
The annual toy drive was started in 1949 by a newspaper editor and Portland social worker. Since then, 'there's never been a year that this didn't happen,' said operations manager Jeff Ham.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2022
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.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2022
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.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2022
Toy Fund is there for families facing health challenges
This year, with the inflated cost of living also straining household budgets, many families experiencing health challenges are turning to the Press Herald Toy Fund for help.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2022
Retirees step up for Toy Fund: ‘Everyone wants to help’
With the labor supplied by volunteers and the financial support from donors, the Toy Fund reaches about 3,000 children each year.
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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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PublishedDecember 15, 2021
Pandemic’s child care challenges push some parents to financial edge
Many parents who wrote to the Press Herald Toy Fund say a lack of child care options forced them to seek help.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2021
Toy fund’s oldest friends keep tradition alive
A family that began supporting the fund in 1949 is one of many old friends who appear in the daily list of donors.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2021
Toy Fund donors provide what children need right now: joy
The Press Herald Toy Fund hears from many parents that the pandemic has made life harder for them and their children.
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