Christmas Happiness contributions taken through Christmas Day

Published 12:00 am Saturday, December 12, 2015

By Shavonne Potts

By Shavonne Walker

shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com

There are just 13 shopping days left until Christmas and if the late Spencer Murphy, then editor of the Post, were here he’d encourage residents to dig into their pockets to help provide every child the opportunity to have something under the Christmas tree.

Murphy started the Christmas Happiness Fund in 1952 as a way to help families in need buy gifts for their children. Each eligible child receives a voucher toward the purchase of gifts. In the first year, the community raised $1,801 and that amount has continued to climb as the number of children has increased.

The program is sponsored by the Salisbury Post and the Salvation Army of Rowan County distributes the funds. There’s still time to help a child have a very merry Christmas. Contributions will be taken through Christmas Day.

Bring contributions to the Salisbury Post, 131 W. Innes St., between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays or mail them to The Salisbury Post Christmas Happiness Fund, P.O. Box 4639, Salisbury, N.C. 28145-4639. Make checks payable to the Christmas Happiness Fund and indicate how you want your donation listed.

Friday’s donations:

In honor of Kathryn, David, Christopher and Tanner by Perry and Carolyn Hood … $100

In honor of Catherine’s Kimball’s 96th Birthday, a wonderful neighbor and friend by Meg an Jim … $25
In loving memory of Chuck Taylor, Anita Taylor Stone, Kathryn Edmond and Lillie Edwards … $200
In honor of our teachers, Anne Kennedy, Phyllis Little, and Rodney Callaway by Dearborn-Isenberg S.S. Class, First United Church of Christ … $50
Adult Class #4 St. Paul’s Lutheran Church … $50
In loving memory of our brother, Troy Treece by Renda Barrier and Curtis Treece … $50
In loving memory of Janet Kepley, Betty Coan and Gene Wike by Paul and Pug Coan … $100
Salisbury Rowan Runners … $280
In honor of First United Methodist Church Daisy Hedrick Sunday School Class by Primary Purpose Group … $50
In loving memory of my sister, Annette E. Whitted by Richard and Novella Snyder … $100
In memory of my Aunt Janet Kepley by Chris and Marcy Brown … $25
In memory of Margaret Kirk and those who have died during this past year by Phil Kirk, Jr. … $100
In memory of Janet Kepley … $50
In memory of Haywood and Louise Basinger and Charlie and Etta Eagle by Carl and Dottie Eagle … $100
In memory of Jim “Doc” Peeler by Meg, Dan and Jeni … $100
In memory of Fred and Louise Fesperman and Lucille Deal and in honor of Wilbert Deal by Rick and Amy Fesperman … $50
Total $1,430
Running Total $27,277.12

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