Empty stocking fund
The New Mexican
How it works: Applications for funding are carefully vetted. Members of the Empty Stocking Committee review requests and meet with each qualifying applicant to examine records of outstanding bills or other needs, and to verify the applicant’s income. If a request is approved, the committee sends a check directly to the service supplier. The cap for most requests is $1,000. 2020 goal: $275,000
This holiday charity project of The New Mexican began in 1981 and is jointly administered by the Santa Fe Community Foundation, Enterprise Bank and Trust, the Salvation Army, Presbyterian Medical Services, The Life Link, Habitat for Humanity, Esperanza Shelter, the Housing Trust and two private individuals.
To donate: Make tax-deductible donations online at 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 choose to remain anonymous.
To provide a service such as roofing or home repairs, contact Habitat for Humanity at repairs@santafehabitat.org. To contribute food, clothing, toys, housewares, furniture, firewood or other items or services, call the Salvation Army at 505-9888054.
Donations
Anonymous: $400 Anonymous, in memory of Harry Boland: $100
Mr. and Mrs. MacKenzie Allen: $100
Janice Baker: $50
Jack Hunter and Jeanne Brown: $50
Denise Chase: $50 William and Mary Clyde: $100 Ralph Cooley and Susan Edmunson: $100
Kay Enfield: $100
Bill and Louise Haas: $50
Mike Harrison: $50
Shirley Klinghoffer: $250 Steve and Bruno Knauer, in memory of Sylvia Sieland: $100 Peggy Elledge Long: $100 Louellen and Michael Lusk: $250 Ron and Joy Mandelbaum: $1,000 Bryce Tappan and Kate Noble: $150 Candy and Frank Norris: $250 June and Billy Parker: $100 Roger Peterson: $250
Devi Benjamin and Jerry Pitzl: $100 Linda and Jim Ross: $500 Craig Gleason and Trish Ruppel: $100
Amy Schiffer: $25
Phil and Laura Sena: $100 Serna family, in memory of Terrie Coats: $150
Nancy and Bert Tenenbaum, in memory of Arnold and Lorlee Tenenbaum: $1,000
Total: $5,575 Cumulative total: $119,982.67