Fund keeps giving with help from community

The Empty Stocking Fund, which will continue processing applications and sending out checks through this month, as of Friday had paid out more than $167,000 in response to requests for aid.

Donations are accepted yearround for the Empty Stocking Fund, 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 published a series of requests for help from local residents. Information from the initial application is 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, N.M., 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.

The application process has closed.

Donations

Anonymous: $100

The Santa Fe Boys Fund: $1,000

Mercedes and Paul Diener: $100

Andrea and Dominic Martinez, in memory of Barbara Holzapfel: $25

Danny and Elizabeth Martinez: $50

Total: $1,275

Cumulative Total: $235,334.92