Meet some of the children helped by the toy fund this year
A teenager helping care for her younger siblings and a 4-year-old with Down syndrome are just two of thousands.
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The donors who have kept the Press Herald Toy Fund going for 71 years never get to physically meet the children they help, at least as far as they know.
But the letters received from parents who seek help often come with tidbits of personal information that help us imagine them. Here are some of the thousands of children who will feel the joy of unwrapping gifts this week because of the generosity of the fund’s supporters:
Book some time off with these five literary choices
A good old festive read might be the order of the day
THE FESTIVE period offers us that special opportunity to indulge in our favourite pastimes and for a lot of us, that means picking up a good book.
Whether it’s an early Christmas gift, something to get you through your day or that title a friend really needs, these five suggestions could tickle your fancy.
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X – Written by Les Payne and Tamara Payne
An epic biography of Malcolm X finally emerges, drawing on hundreds of hours of the author’s interviews, rewriting much of the known narrative. Les Payne, the renowned Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist, embarked in 1990 on a nearly 30-year-long quest to interview anyone he could find who had actually known Malcolm X – all living siblings of the Malcolm Little family, classmates, street friends, cellmates, Nation of Islam figures, FBI moles and cops, and political le
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10:28 AM December 18, 2020
(L-R) Robin Rea, Harriet Seed, Ruud Jansen Venneboer, Jacqueline Parke and Toni Hiscocks at Mazzard Farm Cottages
- Credit: Sue Cade
The Rusty Pig in Ottery St Mary has teamed up with Hospiscare for a festive draw with an amazing top prize - which could become two.
The restaurant is supporting the charity after Covid-19 drastically affected fundraising events.
Rusty Pig owner, Robin Rea, whose family have previously received support from Hospiscare, said: “With all events and public-facing activities cancelled, I want to encourage everyone in the community to get behind the charity.
“We’ve put together an amazing top prize for the Ho Ho Hospiscare draw, with some fantastic community-donated runner-up vouchers.”