The people behind the Toy Fund are counting on a giving spirit this year more than ever because of a big surge in requests for help.
Portland Press Herald Toy Fund
Donations approach $190,000 for Toy Fund
The Press Herald Toy Fund in the Spirit of Bruce Roberts has raised nearly $190,000 since last fall and those funds helped provide new toys and books to more than 2,600 Maine children in need during the recent holiday season. The Toy Fund is now a 75-year-old tradition, sustained since 1949 by the donations of […]
Donations keep adding up for Press Herald Toy Fund
The Press Herald Toy Fund in the Spirit of Bruce Roberts provided new toys and books to more than 2,600 Maine children during the recent holiday season. Once again, the annual gift drive brightened the holidays for children who were most in need of joy. Some have been homeless, escaped domestic violence or lost a […]
Toy Fund donations top $180,000 – so far
The Press Herald Toy Fund continues to receive donations to support the annual holiday gift drive, which turns 75 years old this year. Readers have given more than $180,000 so far this holiday season and donations are still trickling in. The Toy Fund accepts donations year-round but relies on the holiday season cover its costs […]
Year-end fundraising continues to boost Toy Fund
Donations continue to arrive at the Press Herald Toy Fund as supporters make year-end gifts and wrap up their own fundraising efforts. The charity accepts donations year-round, although it relies on the holiday season for the bulk of funding it uses to buy toys and books for children in need. Names of donors will continue […]
Toy Fund mission: A book for every child
Toy Fund volunteers, who include many retired teachers, are always happy to make expert book selections.
Simple idea, and faithful donors, keep Toy Fund legacy alive
A humble beginning has become an annual tradition that has brightened the holidays for hundreds of thousands of Maine children over the past 7 decades
Good things happen when lady golfers get together with Harley riders
What do the the ladies of the Women’s Riverside Golf Association have in common with the Portland Harley Owners Group? Sure, they both like a good clean drive. But, more to the point, they both love kids. And both are listed below in the daily list of donors to the Press Herald Toy Fund. They […]
Toy Fund helps ease trauma for children escaping domestic violence
And many of these parents know what holiday gifts can mean to a child going through such a difficult experience.
Local businesses are quick to cook up meals for Toy Fund volunteers
Team members simply knock on doors and ask for donations. Once they explain it’s for the Toy Fund volunteers, the answer is always yes.