Article: FUND HELPS PEOPLE BELIEVE IN THE SPIRIT OF SANTA AGAIN

TOM BELL
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
12-19-2001
Beneficiaries of the holiday toy fund say it helps to realize people care.

Portland Press Herald (Maine)
Wednesday, December 19, 2001
Edition: Final
Section: Local & State
Page: 1B
By TOM BELL Staff Writer

A South Portland woman with five children walked out of the Bruce Roberts Toy Fund headquarters on Tuesday with bags of toys under her arms and a burden lifted from her shoulders.

Two years ago, she moved from Pennsylvania to Maine to flee an abusive husband. Legal bills from her custody battle, plus her $1,000-a-month rent, are consuming all the family's income, so there's not much left for presents this Christmas.

Now she has them. For ...

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