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Though the grandmother works full time, the children “did not have many things when I was given custody of them,� the grandmother said. After purchasing what the children needed, the grandmother was a little short on money to provide them with Christmas gifts.

This grandmother will receive assistance with her family’s holiday celebration from the Brighter Christmas Fund.

Your donation to the Brighter Christmas Fund could help local families in similar situations provide a holiday celebration for their children.

The Brighter Christmas Fund is a nonprofit helping families in need on the Mid-Shore. Donations may be sent to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ at 29088 Airpark Dr., Easton, MD 21601. Donations also may be made online via credit card or PayPal at . Click the “Donate” button.

Donations are tax-deductible.

The administrative costs for the Brighter Christmas Fund are covered entirely by ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and APG Chesapeake, so 100% of donations go to families in need. For more information about the fund, call 410-200-1884.

The total donated for this year’s Brighter Christmas Fund to date is $37,778.75.

Those in the sharing spirit of giving with others this holiday season include:

Barbara and Paul Denton

In Memory of Cecil and Sylvia Gannon

In Loving Memory of James I. Heikes

In Memory of my Mom Deanie Healy

Jean Brown

In Loving Memory of Terry Harwood

In Memory of Aaron and Clarice Rosenfield

Carol Ann Shaw

Carter N. Jump

Arthur and Elinor Cecil

Barbara F. Oxnam

Robert Case and Elizabeth Adams

Benjamin Remo

Virginia Harter

Gregory Strauch

Pamela Harman

In Loving Memory of Bill Andrew

Michael Sosler

Jo Merrill

Katherine Schroeder

Martha W. Cole

Sara and Charles Fitzroy

In Memory of Doris and Maynard Stewart

Lynn and Fred Hildenbrand

In Memory of Brandi Wright, Robert and Anne Wheatley and Bill Wright

Susanne G. Mothershead

Bob and Eenie Burris

In Memory of my Husband, Wade Dudrow

From Karin and Dick Ramsburg in Memory of Nick Jones.