Portland Press Herald Toy Fund
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PublishedNovember 29, 2023
Slim and Shorty and the story behind a Toy Fund tradition
Slim and Shorty were the nicknames adopted by a pair of 94-year-old women, who shared a legacy that continues to brighten the holidays for children in need.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Giving Tuesday helps Toy Fund brighten holidays for thousands
In most cases, the children will never know it was the donors who brightened their holidays in the midst of a difficult winter.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2023
Letters to Toy Fund describe children in need of joy
While the circumstances vary, childhood trauma is something shared by too many of the children helped each year by donors to the Toy Fund.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2023
Toy Fund’s partners help bring hope to families
Amber Maynor and her husband, Kyle Maynor, run the Salvation Army of Old Orchard Beach and she recently picked up bags of gifts for some of the 130 to 150 York County families who turn to the agency for help
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PublishedNovember 22, 2023
Worried families turn to the Press Herald Toy Fund for holiday help
Now in its 75th year, the Press Herald Toy Fund is helping families provide holiday gifts for their children.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2023
Make a donation or apply for help from the Press Herald Toy Fund
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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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PublishedSeptember 19, 2023
Toy fund gears up for another season of holiday giving
The 73-year-old charity, which has a new operations manager this year, continues to rely on the donations of newspaper readers to bring joy to children in need.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2023
2023 Press Herald Toy Fund application
Please fill out all sections of this application. Each child age 16 and under in your custody will receive one set of gifts from the Toy Fund. Applications will not be processed without each person's full birth date.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2023
Donations to Toy Fund top $200,000, for third year in a row
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