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, The Life Link and Linda Zingle 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 87504-1827. 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.

To apply for assistance: Applications must be received by 5 p.m. Dec. 8 to be considered by the Empty Stocking Fund Committee. Applications can be submitted at www.santafenewmexican.com/empty_stocking. People who do not otherwise have access to the internet can go to any of the city’s three public libraries or to the New Mexico Workforce Solutions office at 301 W. De Vargas St.

Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria will be considered without regard to race, creed, place or country of origin, age, disability, ethnicity, color, gender identity, marital status or sexual orientation. Recipients must live in Santa Fe County or Rio Arriba County and provide a Social Security number.

Donations

Anonymous (9): $1,475 Alex Lindsay and Bill Bartelloni: $500 Marilyn Bennett: $100 Julie Ann Canepa: $1,000 Denise Chase: $50 William and Mary Clyde: $100 Paula and Neal Devitt: $200 Robert Duncan: $100 Francis and Marilyn Feltman: $200 Suzanne and Norman George: $200 Grace and John T. Harrington Foundation: $1,000 Stephanie Greene, in Memory of John A. Mattson: $100 Judith Henry: $250 Pat and Don Jochem: $1,250 Barbara Lanning: $50 Keith Anderson and Barbara Lenssen: $250 James and Louise Leopold: $100 Kimberly MacLoud: $50 Robert and Linda Off: $100 Dan and Ashlyn Perry: $250 Roger and Marie Peterson: $100 Gina Sandoval: $100 Karen Schmidt: $100 William Thornton: $500 William Varnum: $100 Ken and Shannon: $250 Total: $8,475 Cumulative total: $23,740.95