More donations have arrived for the Press Herald Toy Fund, which provided gifts for thousands of Maine children last month and will soon begin planning for a 72nd holiday season.

The outpouring of support in recent weeks helped lift the spirits of struggling families and sustained the charity through a year like no other.

There is no time limit on donations, which are accepted year-round and have sustained the charity for seven decades.

• THE PRESS HERALD TOY FUND in the Spirit of Bruce Roberts uses donations from readers to provide toys to thousands of Maine children who might otherwise not receive holiday gifts because of hardships faced by their parents. The fund serves families in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Lincoln and Knox counties.

• DONATIONS to help buy the toys can be made at pressheraldtoyfund.org or by writing checks to the Portland Press Herald Toy Fund and mailing them to the fund at P.O. Box 7310, Portland, ME 04112.

• FOR MORE INFORMATION, call 791-6672 or go to: pressheraldtoyfund.org.

TODAY’S DONATIONS

Unity Lodge #3 IOOF $500
Maureen Fish $100
Elizabeth Erswell $100
Peter McCarthy $700
Bruce Hopkins $125
Robert & Ann Rossi $25
Barbara & Scott Marr $100

Year-to-date total: $267,022.40