From staff reports
The 79th annual Mac’s Toy Fund party is just two days away.
On Saturday, hordes of children will descend on the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center, which will have been transformed into the largest toy store in southern West Virginia.
But your help is still needed to make that happen.
Monetary donations, as well as gifts of used toys and bicycles, are still being accepted.
Used bikes, including broken ones, can be dropped off through Friday at Beckley Fire Station No. 3 on Eisenhower Drive and behind the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center.
Used toys can be dropped off at The Register-Herald, 801 N. Kanawha St., and at BJW Printing, 3100 Robert C. Byrd Drive.
Following are the most recent donors to this year’s campaign:
Jim and Jane Smith of Beckley, in loving memory of grandson Park Fox, $25
Willis, Kathryn and John Nordlund of Glen Morgan, $25
Jerry and Deb Swanson of Ghent, in honor of grandchildren Celia, Isaac and Joel, $100
John and Helen Clemens of Beckley, in memory of Eula Clemens, $25
H. Wayne Mason of Beckley, $100
Kenneth and Linda Day of Beckley, in honor of grand-daughters Rachel and Sydney Day; “Merry Christmas to everyone!” $30
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Higgins of Beckley, $50
Louis and Margaret George of Beckley, $25
Roy and Frances Dickerson of Beckley, in loving memory of son Howard Dickerson, $50
Darnley Chamberlain of Sophia, $25
Wayne and Diana Bennett of Stanaford, in honor of grandchildren Chase, Jessica, Kassi and Ian, $50
Meadows Oil Co. Inc. of Beckley, in memory of James E. Meadows, $125
Larry and Peggy Weidensall of Crab Orchard, in memory of our mothers, Ethel Weidensall and Doris Dickens, $30
Barry and Constance Woods of Beckley, $100
Lloyd W. Crook General Contractor, $100
Nora and Roger Hollingshead of Brooksville, Fla., $25
Sophia United Methodist Church, $25
Bonnie P. Lamb of Beckley, in loving memory of husband William Marvin Lamb, $50
Eric and Susie Metrick of Beckley, in loving memory of Jason E. Metrick, $50
Hilda W. Lilly of Beaver, in memory of sister Katherine Watkins, $25
Nancy R. Smith of Daniels, $100
Terry and Donna Miller of Beckley, $250
Today’s total: $1,385
Total to date: $21,965.62
Donations will be accepted through the end of the year at:
Mac’s Toy Fund
P.O. Box 2398
Beckley, WV 25801
