Christmas Happiness Fund provides 1,000 with gifts

Published 12:00 am Thursday, January 3, 2019

SALISBURY — Donors in the community helped provide nearly 1,000 children with gifts on Christmas through the Christmas Happiness Fund for 2018.

Although the holidays are over, some in the community have continued to give. Any money contributed after the holidays go toward next year’s fund.

Here are the final Christmas Happiness contributions for 2018:

• Anonymous, $20

•In loving memory of Henry C. Bernhardt by Jo Ann Bernardt and family, $100

•In memory of a dear friend, Tippie Miller, $50

• In memory of H. Barbour, B. Hardister, B. Bostain, E. Fisher, J. Miller, S. Cuthrell, C.L. Eagle, G. Queen, S. Shirley and R. Fleming by Salisbury Bassmasters, $250

• In memory of Bill Rankin by friends and retired Teachers Society, $115

• In memory of Claude and Jean Lyerly and Dick and Lois Henion by Tim and Linda, $100

• In honor of the Sunday school teachers of the Men’s Bible Class of Christiana Lutheran Church, $50

• In memory of Raymond and Susan Dennis and Roy and Louise Drye and in honor of Shannon Drye Hinson by Pete and Linda Drye, $100

• In memory of Jane E. Hege by Ed Hege, $100

• For needy children by Love Ministries Inc., $25

• Judy and Richard Kluttz, $200

• In honor of Jesse McCartney, George Hill, Steve Sherriff and Gerald Dymond by First United Methodist Church, $100

• In honor of our Sunday school teachers by the Brownie Fisher Class at St Luke’s, $100

• Today’s total: $1,310

• Running total: $45,868.31