Give-A-Christmas fund breaks through $10,000
The 2011 Give-A-Christmas fund continues to climb, with the new total at $10,668, after HeraldStandard.com readers donated $753 more to the campaign that benefits the Salvation Army.
“Thanks so much,” said Sparkle, the Christmas star, who is mascot for the campaign. “Remember that we want to raise $40,000 for the Salvation Army in this area. When you give to the campaign, the money goes to your local branch of the Salvation Army so by contributing you are helping your neighbors.”
Sparkle received several notes, including:
“We, the members of the Hopwood AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary, Post 103, want to thank you for your continuing support of families in need. Merry Christmas to all.”
“I think it’s a wonderful job helping people who need help,” wrote Charlotte Drylie of Brownsville.
Today’s donors include: Linda Bartos, Uniontown; Sam and Mary Jo Seeman, in honor of grandsons Samuel, Wilson and Treyton, Uniontown; Lawrence Lemmon, Fairchance, anonymous, in memory of John Linderman Jr., Frank and Betty Varndell and Marian (Chesnock) Mancuso, Uniontown; Walter and Mara Jo Sigut, in memory of parents, Uniontown; Betty Poole, in memory of son Darnell Poole, Uniontown; Carolyn Robinson, in memory of father, mother and husband, Hopwood; Dr. Charles and Sally Calabrese and family, Uniontown; Charlotte Drylie, in memory of parents Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Currie, husband Nelson Drylie and sister Flora Johns, Brownsville; Esther Tunney, in memory of Glenn Tunney and Kathy Filburn, Brownsville; AMVETS Post 103 Ladies Auxiliary, Hopwood; Mr. and Mrs. William Bentz Sr. and family, Grindstone; Dale and Nancy Patterson, in honor of grandchildren Riley Sarah Moore, 8 months, and Ryan Matthew Moore, age 5, Farmington; Nancy Burd, in honor of grandsons Chase, Caleb and Christian and mother Helen Miller, Connellsville; Traci Hixon, in honor of niece Olivia Goudy and nephews Jeremiah Goudy, Gage Brugger and Wade Brugger, Gibbon Glade; Emme Travalena, Perryopolis; and anonymous, McClellandtown.
Donations to the campaign will continue to be received until noon Friday, Dec. 23.The final amount raised will be reported in the Christmas Day edition of HeraldStandard.com. Donations for the campaign can be mailed to Give-A-Christmas, P.O. Box 1147, Uniontown, PA 15401, or brought to the HeraldStandard.com office in Uniontown during business hours.
Sparkle cans also have been placed in numerous store locations in the HeraldStandard.com distribution area.
Readers also may upload or view Sparkle photos for Give-A-Christmas fundraisers at PubHub at www.heraldstandard.com.