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The Gazette Charities Christmas Fund
In scary times, there’s an impulse to hang onto every cent, to not think beyond taking care of your own. But if it’s more difficult now for you, how hard must it be for those who have even less?
One hundred percent of every donation to the Christmas Fund goes to help those in need.
The following charities are included in the Christmas Fund program:
The Children’s Home Society, Daymark, Heart and Hand, Jericho House, Manna Meal, Mountain Mission,Salvation Army and Union Mission
For more information, contact Karin Fuller at 348-5191 or via email at karinfuller@cnpapers.com.
Click here to download a mail-in donation form.* PayPal donations are subject to a 30 cent and a 2.2 % of payment fee.
West Virginians' generosity makes for a joyful Christmas for many
These past few months have had a few extra servings of difficulties for us, so it would have been easy to wallow and whine. But right in the midst of my problems (to be specific, just after the furnace and plumbing disasters, but before the car and electric problems), it was time to start work on the Gazette's Christmas Fund.
Woman falls behind in rent, needs food
Edith, 79, has been living in the same West Side home for the past 12 years, and has always paid her rent on time. This past summer, she began having health problems that required her to be in and out of the hospital several times, and she fell behind on her rent of $475 per month.
Mother with 9 kids to take care of needs beds
Rita, age 42, has had a difficult life. There was a time when she was addicted to drugs and even served time in jail on a drug charge. Since her release, though, she's worked hard, not only to be a good mother to her 14-year-old daughter, but also to her three grandchildren and five other minor children who have been placed in her care.
Children in need of winter clothing
Life is a struggle for Christie, a 23-year-old widowed mother of three. Her husband (the father of her two youngest children) was killed in a boating accident one day after their wedding.
Christmas Fund: From the hearts of babes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The Christmas Fund's motto this year is, "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." The slogan appears in our ads, on our letterhead and Web page. We hoped people would be motivated to help without feeling their contribution might not be large enough to make any kind of real difference.
Single dad needs help keeping kids warm
John is a 41-year-old single father with two children, a 9-year-old daughter and a 13-year-old son. The children's mother left when the youngest was just 3. They haven't seen her since.
Mother faces surgery following holidays
Suzie, age 39, worked at a local restaurant until it closed. Although her husband is employed, without Suzie's income, life has been difficult for the couple and their two children, ages 12 and 16.
Jericho House needs carpet layers, kitchen cabinets and linens
Jericho House is a small shelter in St. Albans that has been operating for the past 20 years through grants and donations. They primarily work with women and children, but help intact families as well.
Disabled Vietnam vet needs help making home livable
When Bob was 17, he talked his mother into signing papers to allow him to join the U.S. Army. That was 1965. By the time Bob left the Army in October 1970, he was an artillery/mortar expert with the 101st Airborne Division, had survived the Tet Offensive, and spent three years walking the Agent Orange-defoliated jungles of Vietnam.
Mom needs parts for shower installation
When she was a child, Jenna's mother surrendered her parental rights and allowed the grandparents to raise her. When the grandparents died, they left their home to Jenna, but since Jenna was still so young, her mother took over the house and sent Jenna to live with her father and his parents. They owned a bar.
Children in dire need of winter clothing
Until recently, Katie was employed by a local telephone company, but was laid off after her Crohn's disease caused her to miss too much work.
Mother of four needs money for car repairs
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Diane, age 46, is the mother of four children. Her youngest two, ages 3 and 16, live with Diane while the oldest two are in college and doing well both academically and socially.
Washer-dryer would make big difference
Twenty-six-year-old Tina has cystic fibrosis. She's blind, severely disabled, and bedridden. Her 46-year-old mother, MaryAnn, takes care of her in spite of her own health problems - a back injury so severe she wears an implanted morphine pump to help deal with the pain.
Single father and four children need clothing, household items
Carl, age 40, is a single father who lives in a small apartment with his four children. One night last November, while the family was sleeping, Carl's wife left. Her note said she'd met someone else. They haven't heard from her since.
Gazette charities: Couple needs new door for home
Sandra is 51 years old and her husband, Don, is 48. The couple lives on a fixed income of $952 per month. Don was employed on a regular basis until a work-related injury nine years ago left him disabled.
Gazette Charities: Single mother endures multiple hardships
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Tara, 43, is a divorced single parent of two children - a 3-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son. Tara moved to West Virginia from Texas when she was 18.
