Bill Shaw fund: Children in Fayetteville and beyond deserve the magic of Christmas morning
Seeing your child's face light up with joy on Christmas morning is one of the best gifts a parent will ever receive.
It was for me, at least.
My daughter is all grown up now, but I'm thankful that I was able to provide her with childhood Christmases she'll always remember. As a single mom, it wasn't always easy; I'm fortunate that I had my parents and other family members to help me during tougher years.
Not everyone has a support system that's able to help fill in the gaps, though. This is where the Bill Shaw Salvation Army Christmas Fund comes in.
The fund, powered by donations, does so much to make every child's Christmas wishes a reality during the holiday season. The fund also helps the Salvation Army cover its operations for the rest of the year in the form of food, shelter and education.
It's the generosity of people in this community that makes it all possible.
$1,000 club members
Joining our elite $1,000 club today with a $2,000 donation are Hutton and Sibylle Barron.
The Caroline & Salim Ibrahim Charitable Fund gave $1,000 in memory of William Strickland. Betty and Richard Rice also gave $1,000, as did Martha Walker, Eva Herring and Clayton Searle.
Thanks to all of you for your generosity — we couldn't do it without you. There's still a long way to go, though, to meet the needs of our community.
How to help
Here's how you can contribute.
Write your tax-deductible check to the Bill Shaw Salvation Army Christmas Fund and mail it to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 110, Fayetteville, NC, 28302, or drop it off between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 220 E. Russell St., Fayetteville, NC, 28301. You can also donate online at southernusa.salvationarmy.org/sandhills.
Our donors
Here’s this week's list of donors. We appreciate every one of you.
Tommy Wooten: $750 in memory of Elizabeth B. Wooten
Jack Kennally: $100
Laura Figures: $25
Bonnie Mcgrady: $100
Alan Tucker: $50
Tom Murphy: $100
S. Scruggs: $100
Robert Papp: $25
Marie Crowder: $20
Betsey Dittmar: $25
Rose Heimrick: $100
Ernestine Johnson: $50
David Steffen: $750
The Church At Wagram: $200
Ed Doucet: $40
Johnny Boyles: $100
Martha Walker: $1,000
Pam Cherry: $50
Brenda Baker: $100
Helen Jackson: $100
Patsi D'alpe: $25 in memory of Eddie and Granny
Richard Ramos: $50
Charles Toomey: $250
Carole Johnson: $50
Robert Fecher: $50
Tom Clark: $500
Georgia Judkins: $5
Shirlean Williams-Nichols: $20
William Seidensticker: $100
Dian Moore: $100
Emil & Penny Johnson: $200
Caroline & Salim Ibrahim Charitable Fund: $1,000 in memory of William Strickland
John Hazlett: $100
Eleanor Way: $50 in memory of John
Lofton Beauchamp: $50
Harold & Linda B. McNeill: $25
Joanne Murray: $150
Kim Spears: $300
Sarah Baucom: $150
Fernell Patterson: $15
John Foley: $100
G. Smith: $100
Ken Juarez: $50
David Sloop: $100
Irvin Williams: $50
Susan Tyson: $200
Roy Harvel: $100
Janet Jones: $100
Robert Hendricks: $75
Candace Williams: $50
Ellen Starnes: $10
Emma Ford: $40
Keith Sewer: $1
Annette Simmons: $45
Michael Sanderson: $50
Vickie Mincey: $30
Martha Parsons: $200
Virginia Yergeau: $25
Edward Smith: $50
John Spicer: $25
David Hess: $30
Debra Barkley: $30
Berdie Bullard: $55
Fred Chrisman: $100
James Julian: $60 for Gladys
Keith Turner: $25
Thomas Brooks: $100
Ellen Milewski: $100
Thomas Race: $20
Robert Haywood: $25
Wilbert Harrison: $30
Shirley McNair: $20
Annie Walton: $30
Honey Paoni: $100
Kathleen Evans: $150
Clayton Searle: $1,000
Hutton & Sibylle Barron: $2,000
William Fackler: $50
Glenn Hartman: $25
Thomas Elkins: $20
Smith: $25
Ruth Crumley: $100
Ann Dowd: $25
Elizabeth Williams: $25
Arnold Wiley: $15
Loretta Williford: $75
Ava Johnson: $10
NCSandhills Amateur Golf Assoc. LLC: $200
James Smith: $100
Nancy & Thomas Phillips: $150
Curtis & Sandy Simpler: $75
Steve Allen: $20
Carolyn Mckenzie: $25
Lojuanna Pages: $100
Boris Calderon: $100
Patricia Hedgpeth: $50
Ramon Rodriguez: $5
Jane Gehl: $25
Richard & Lois Anderson: $50
Joan Bruno: $50
Wanda Stephens: $5
June Lay: $5
Susan Paolino: $200
Dawn Nesselhaus: $35
Ilse Hutcheson: $50
Lewis Maurer: $25
Janet Morgan: $50
Diana Bonner: $300
James Kahl: $40
Alice Nani: $60
Alphonso Pompey: $45
Odessa Hendley: $50
Betty & Richard Rice: $1,000
Eva Herring: $1,000
Jerry Shaw: $35
Ralph Burns: $100
Sidney Frazee: $20
Markham Abert: $5
Jacqueline Brown: $15
Michael Ford: $20
Brunilda Ramos: $20
Lawrence Miller: $20
James Morgan: $20
Sue Davis: $35
Joseph Cannon: $50
Jean Smith: $50
Audrey Kizzie: $100
Wallace Duncan: $100
Brenda Hill: $100
J. Cruse: $15
Robert Blue: $20
Gail Chavis: $20
Connie Coggins: $33
Daniel Mcinnis: $50
Roy Register: $20
Ellis Ehle: $150
Anonymous: $4,925
This week's total: $22,359
Grand total: $36,742
This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Bill Shaw Salvation Army Christmas Fund: How to help