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She does not receive child support or assistance from the father’s family. When her car broke down earlier this year, she had to give up her job.

She has recently gotten her transportation back and is working to secure employment, but she does not know how she will provide Christmas gifts for her kids this year.

This mother 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 $41,253.75.

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

Bridget and William Johnson

In Memory of my Bob and Daughters, Sylvia and Margaret and our Families from Ann Vojvoda

In Memory of Ed and Betsy Covell

In Memory of Anne Wildstein, Manuel Wildstein, Constance Phillips, LC Phillips and Malcolm Bahrenburg

The Zwanger-Kram Foundation

Dana C. McGrath

Rainbows of Milton Church

Judith and Robert Amdur

Anonymous

For Gavreel and River

L. Bradley and Joyce Baker

Joyce and Bradley Frost

Bay Imprint

In Memory of my Parents, Frank and Mary Ann Klein

Howard F. Cogle Jr.

Brian and Sharyn Spector

Michael and Donna McQueeney

In Loving Memory of Jesse Adelle Willis

In Loving Memory of Stephanie Ladd Meredith

Craig Holberger

Terri Webb

In Memory of my Sister from Flora Sossi.