Injured mom seeks help with Christmas gifts
The mother of a 2-year-old says she suffered a knee injury, and while she was out of work for almost a month, her bills started piling up.
She says she is now in an “oncall” position at work and struggling to make ends meet.
As the holidays approach, she is hoping for a worry-free Christmas with presents to put under a tree for her child.
She is among hundreds of area residents seeking help this season through the Empty Stocking Fund.
The Empty Stocking Fund is a project of The Santa Fe New Mexican. The Santa Fe Community Foundation, Los Alamos National Bank, The Salvation Army, Presbyterian Medical Services and The Life Link donate services to jointly administer the Empty Stocking Fund.
The newspaper will run stories featuring requests for assistance from local residents. The information from the initial application will be verified if the applicant is selected for assistance.
To donate: Make your taxdeductible donation online at www.santafenewmexican.com/ empty_stocking or mail a check to The New Mexican’s Empty Stocking Fund c/o The Santa Fe Community Foundation, P.O. Box 1827, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1827. Donors can request to remain anonymous. If you can provide a service such as roofing or home repairs, call 505-983-8968.
If you can contribute food, clothing, toys, housewares, furniture, firewood, or other items or services, call 505-988-8054.
If you donate online in honor of a friend or loved one, a custom e-card can be sent from the Empty Stocking Fund to let them know about your contribution, courtesy of the Santa Fe Community Foundation and InSight Foto.
The application process has closed.
Donations
Anonymous (11): $1,340 Anonymous, in memory of Ernie Fernandez: $600 Steve and Susan Aagaard: $500 Boudinot Atterbury and Louise Abel: $500 Lori Diehl and Mark Adamson, in memory of Susan Quintana Kuchma: $200 Maggie and Michael Auld: $200 Fred Bender: $75 Margaret Carde: $100 John and Lucy Draper: $100 Eye Surgery Center: $325 Heidi Hahn: $100 Gregory X. Hunt, in memory of Josie P. Hunt: $100 Judy Klinger, in memory of Bambi Adams: $50 Donna Lanphere: $100 Neil and Cindy Lyon: $200 George and Tiia McLaughlin: $300 Michelle Meyer: $50 Janet Lea and Mary Lou Mitchell: $50 Mike and Beverly Morris: $500 Caroline Norris, in honor of Marina and Bobby Chism family: $50 Caroline Norris, in honor of Lois and William Mee family $50 David and Celina Ortiz, in loving memory of Seferino Ortiz: $100 Linda Durham and Francois-Marie Patorni: $200 Belinda Perry, in memory of Marilyn and Bill Markey: $50 Peter McCarthy and Emily Powell: $150 Joan Sickler and Michael Rosow: $100 Sandra and Gysle Shellum: $200 Steven Hamp and Sharon Starkey: $25 Brooks children: $200 Harrison and Hannah Trainor: $105 Edward D. and Evelyn Velie: $100 Woh Tani Sunday School Class: $200 Nancy and George Yankura: $100 Mel and Barbara Yost: $300 Jim Hancock and Suzan Zeder: $100 Total: $7,420 Cumulative total: $157,631.09