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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 7, 2022
Nonprofit agencies extend reach of Toy Fund
Employees from Spurwink, which supports families and children with developmental disabilities and mental health challenges, are distributing toys to 40 families in the Lewiston area that struggle to provide holiday gifts to their children.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
High costs of food, housing and heat leave no money for gifts
Many parents who didn’t expect to need help say elevated prices of all the essentials have left no money for holiday gifts this year.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2022
Volunteer grew up rooting for the toy fund
Mary Lou Shuster of South Portland always rooted for the charity to raise enough money so other children would have a joyful holiday, too.
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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 21, 2022
UMaine unveils house made with giant 3D printer
The 600-square-foot house, named BioHome3D, is seen as an environmentally friendly solution to the affordable housing crisis.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
Matt Dunlap, former secretary of state, appointed Maine state auditor
He was chosen by the Legislature for the job in 2020, but had to step down because he did not meet a deadline to become a certified public accountant.
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