Woman struggles through illness, hard times
A woman says she has both health and financial problems.
In addition to being diagnosed with a chronic kidney disease, diabetes and a thyroid problem, she says she had to undergo back surgery and also fell and broke a rib.
Her rent, utility and phone bills eat up her Social Security check, leaving no money for groceries. She says transportation also has been a problem since her car was totalled in an accident.
She is among hundreds of people asking for help this season through the Empty Stocking Fund.
The Empty Stocking Fund is a project of The Santa Fe New Mexican. The Santa Fe Community Foundation, Los Alamos National Bank, The Salvation Army, Presbyterian Medical Services and The Life Link donate services to jointly administer the Empty Stocking Fund.
The newspaper will run stories featuring requests for assistance from local residents. The information from the initial application will be verified if the applicant is selected for assistance.
To donate: Make your taxdeductible donation online at www.santafenewmexican.com/ empty_stocking or mail a check to The New Mexican’s Empty Stocking Fund c/o The Santa Fe Community Foundation, P.O. Box 1827, Santa Fe, NM 875041827. Donors can request to remain anonymous.
If you can provide a service such as roofing or home repairs, call 505-983-8968.
If you can contribute food, clothing, toys, housewares, furniture, firewood, or other items or services, call 505-988-8054.
If you donate online in honor of a friend or loved one, a custom e-card can be sent from the Empty Stocking Fund to let them know about your contribution, courtesy of the Santa Fe Community Foundation and InSight Foto.
The application process has closed.
Donations
Anonymous (7): $2,075 Abram and Ray Kaplan Foundation: $10,000 Joy Berkley: $150 Brian McParlton Roofing LLC: $200 Mark and Nancy Brugh: $100 Jeff Parker and Denise Carter: $100 Carolyn Cook: $50 Eudice and Les Daly: $200 David and Jacqueline Duchane: $200 Bette Yozell and Richard Epstein: $100 Anne and Bill Frej: $200 James and Robin Gavin: $200 Susan and Allen Gutheim: $500 Janelle and Juanita Haught, in loving memory of our folks, Earl and Nila Haught: $100 In honor of Retired Ladies Bookclub: $100 Catherine and Britt Leach: $100 Judith Moore: $100 Tony and Olivia Musgrave, in memory of Elizabeth Musgrave Olson: $200 Marilyn O’Brien: $200 Honorable Bill Richardson and Barbara Richardson: $250 Janelle Haught and Jill Tiedemann: $100 Deborah and Don Harris Usner: $100 Marcia Wilson: $200 Total: $15,525 Cumulative Total: $125,428.95