The deadline for all applications is Nov. 20, 2022.

Donations are still arriving, and they are accepted year-round.

Donations are still coming in, and the newspapers will continue to publish the names of donors in the coming days.

A single mom 'who is working very hard and still has trouble making ends meet' will have gifts for her 2 kids this year.

The father and son lost everything in the fire, including Christmas presents.

Organizers shared $1,000 of the fundraiser's proceeds with the Press Herald Toy Fund this year.

With the pandemic eating into household finances, many families have nothing left for gifts for their kids.

Matthew Barron was assistant director of Portland's welfare department during a recession in 1949 when he had the idea to bring some joy to the city's less fortunate children.

W. Earle Eskilson was there from the beginning.

The Women’s Riverside Golf Association raised a whopping $1,045 at its annual holiday party this year.

Many parents who wrote to the Press Herald Toy Fund say a lack of child care options forced them to seek help.

Volunteers are now in full distribution mode.

A family that began supporting the fund in 1949 is one of many old friends who appear in the daily list of donors.

The Press Herald Toy Fund hears from many parents that the pandemic has made life harder for them and their children.

Her children range in age from 6 months to 6 years, and her husband is a recent immigrant waiting for permission to work and help support the family.

Linda Paul of Scarborough has been volunteering for the Press Herald Toy Fund for more than a quarter-century.

Housing challenges, like other hardships, are more difficult to overcome during the pandemic.

Barbara Faietta became a regular at the toy fund, sorting, packing and handing out gifts to parents.