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Article: FUND HELPS PEOPLE BELIEVE IN THE SPIRIT OF SANTA AGAIN
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
- Article date:
- December 19, 2001
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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 ...