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It’s a wrap for the Santa Fund: Thanks a ($1.6) million, Toronto
Sat Dec 22 2012
Thanks to thousands of Star readers, staff and volunteers who raised more than $1.6 million, some 45,000 kids are receiving gifts this Christmas.
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Santa Claus Fund: The best gift may be not knowing you’re poor
Thu Dec 20 2012
The thing is, we were poor growing up — not that I or my seven siblings had the slightest clue of it.
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Santa Fund mainstay comes through for kids again: Perkins
Thu Dec 20 2012
Mort Greenberg has been giving to the Star’s Santa Claus Fund for more than 50 years, to the tune of a lifetime total of well over $225,000.
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Santa Claus Fund: Bananas and hugs offered in return for gifts
Wed Dec 19 2012
Marilyn Braaten says she and her young grandson learned a valuable lesson when offered bananas after delivering gifts.
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First-time Santa Claus Fund volunteer gets scare at first door
Tue Dec 18 2012
David Bennett knocked on his first door to deliver a Santa Claus Fund gift box and was greeted by a large, imposing man in his pyjamas
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Santa Claus Fund: Family helps brighten toddler's Christmas
Tue Dec 18 2012
Lydia Gee will never forget the connection she made with a family that needed a lift.
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Santa Claus Fund: A wealth of memories in a scrawny Christmas tree
Fri Dec 14 2012
How a funny-looking tree became a fixture of one family’s holiday season.
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Santa Claus Fund: Sri Lankan newcomers celebrate Christmas together
Thu Dec 13 2012
Athula Peiris left Sri Lanka almost three years ago for a better life in Canada. This summer, his wife and two kids were able to join him.
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Santa Claus Fund: Cellphone company adds wrestling-themed carols to its donation
Wed Dec 12 2012
Koodo’s donation of $500 was topped only by a serenade from the Koodo choir.
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Santa Claus Fund: First-time volunteer shares tips and tricks
Mon Dec 10 2012
Ngoc Nguyen delivered gift boxes for the Santa Claus Fund for the first time this year and she has some valuable tips to share.
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Santa Claus Fund: Devoted volunteer to deliver boxes with a cane after knee injury
Mon Dec 10 2012
Jamie Gnanapragasam was sidelined from volunteering for the Santa Claus Fund by a knee injury in 2011. This year, she’ll deliver boxes using a cane.
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Santa Claus Fund: Christmas is for the kid in all of us
Fri Dec 07 2012
Star reporter Morgan Campbell shares a favourite Christmas memory while reminding readers to donate to the Star's Santa Claus Fund.
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United Way: Immigrant finds support from Yorktown Family Services
Thu Dec 06 2012
Supporting Young Families is a free program for pregnant and parenting teens under 22 with children up to 6 years old.
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Santa Claus Fund: Making warmth of holiday season last a little longer
Fri Nov 30 2012
We know Christmas isn't about the presents. But shouldn’t every child feel a little special, and get a little something special, at this time of year?
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Santa Claus Fund: Father and son bond while spreading Christmas cheer
Thu Nov 29 2012
David Murrell and his son Gabe, 14, bond during their early-morning Santa Claus delivery runs.
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Santa Claus Fund: Army of volunteers delivers happiness to needy kids
Wed Nov 28 2012
Santa’s helpers were up early ready to move a mountain of gift boxes that will eventually make their way to 45,000 needy children across Greater Toronto.
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Santa Claus Fund: Gift delivery a family affair
Tue Nov 27 2012
Lynda McKinnon and her family will deliver Santa Claus Fund gift boxes in a van on loan from her car-dealership employer.
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Santa Claus Fund: Christmas coincidence for Star reporters
Mon Nov 26 2012
While delivering presents for the Santa Claus Fund, Star reporters Josh Tapper and Tim Alamenciak encounter their own Christmas surprise.
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Santa Claus Fund: A simple way to put a smile on a kid’s face
Fri Nov 23 2012
You know, they don’t make traditions like they used to and it never hits home more than at Christmas.
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Delivering Santa Claus boxes gives retiree insight into poverty in Toronto
Thu Nov 22 2012
Delivering Santa Claus boxes to children in one of Toronto’s poorest neighbourhoods was a real eye-opener for retired IT worker, Mary Dunphy
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Santa Claus Fund: Elderly woman returns the favour decades later
Wed Nov 21 2012
The 1930s were a difficult period in Canadian history as people across the country struggled to survive the Great Depression.
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Santa Claus Fund: Music lovers line up for carol concert tickets
Tue Nov 20 2012
Hundreds lined up in the Star’s lobby for tickets to the 34th annual Christmas Carol Concert in support of the Santa Claus Fund.
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Santa Claus Fund: Baseball fan goes to bat for the kids
Mon Nov 19 2012
Every penny helps and brings the Santa Claus Fund one step closer to its $1.6 million goal for 2012.
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Annie Chan recalls how Santa Claus Fund Christmas boxes made Christmas merry
Sun Nov 18 2012
Annie Chan recalls how Santa Claus Fund Christmas boxes made Christmas merry. She still marvels that they were never stolen from the streets.
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Santa Claus Fund: Every kid deserves a Christmas
Fri Nov 16 2012
Our holidays always seemed to flirt with disaster, but we came through the other end with some great memories.
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Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund helps child with Prader-Willi syndrome
Thu Nov 15 2012
Caring for a child with Prader-Willi syndrome is a full-time job. So when a friend suggested Sidra Mahmood seek help from the Santa Claus Fund, she jumped on the chance.
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Santa Claus Fund comes full circle for volunteer
Wed Nov 14 2012
David Narciso never forgot the impact a gift had as a recipient of the Santa Claus Fund. Now he’s giving back.
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Santa Claus Fund: Future cops get unforgettable lesson in poverty
Tue Nov 13 2012
Police Foundations instructor Tim Onyschuk sends his students out to deliver Star Santa Claus Fund gift boxes.
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History of the Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund
Tue Nov 13 2012
The Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund was established in 1906 by Toronto Star Founder, Joseph E. Atkinson. Read more about the fund, how it works and what you can do to help.
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Santa Claus Fund: A charity tournament so easy, any team could do it
Mon Nov 12 2012
Devin Smith is hosting a simple tournament any beer league could pull off, benefiting the Toronto Star’s Santa Claus Fund.
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Santa Claus Fund helps those with few options
Mon Nov 12 2012
From a foster home to a single mom, 'anything helps' to give Maliah, 1, a Christmas.
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Santa Claus Fund: Woman’s last request a gift to children
Sat Nov 10 2012
Before she died, Toronto woman Helen Glass asked that all memorial funds be sent to the Santa Claus Fund.
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Santa Claus Fund: A lesson from my laughing twins
Fri Nov 09 2012
Ava and Charlotte's delight at Christmas is a reminder to dad Vinay Menon that no child should do have to live without joy.
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Fundraiser goes on in memory of beloved friend
Thu Nov 08 2012
In the last three years, a spin team at the Mayfair West Racquet and Fitness Club has raised more than $20,000 for the Santa Claus Fund.
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Santa Claus Fund: Her life brightened by Santa Claus Fund during the Great Depression, one woman gives back
Wed Nov 07 2012
One Star reader recalls how the Santa Claus Fund helped her family during the Great Depression.
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Santa Claus Fund: Young family finds hope, goodwill in their new community
Tue Nov 06 2012
Struggling to make ends meet since moving to Canada from India, one couple says Santa Claus Fund will bring joy to their young son.
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Santa Claus Fund: Keeping Christmas spirit alive for young Toronto mother
Mon Nov 05 2012
A Santa Claus Fund recipient when she was a child, one Toronto woman welcomes annual gifts for her own child.
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What goes in a Santa Claus Fund box
Sun Nov 04 2012
A sneak peek at the items 45,000 GTA children will unwrap on Christmas morning.
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Santa Claus Fund: New head elf works his magic at Star’s top-secret warehouse
Sat Nov 03 2012
Meet Paul Rippington, this year's head elf at the Santa Claus warehouse.
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Santa Claus Fund: Christmas has become the time for giving
Fri Nov 02 2012
Fund for needy kids hopes to raise $1.6 million.
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Star Santa Claus Fund: Shirley Cheek gets Proudfoot Corner rolling: Perkins
Fri Nov 02 2012
Proudfoot Corner, named for legendary sports columnist, set to pass $1 million mark and help give 45,000 GTA kids a lift at Christmas.
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Santa Claus Fund recipients help others in need
Thu Nov 01 2012
Eleven-year-old Marcus Rowe donated the sweater he received last Christmas in his Santa Claus Fund box after he outgrew it.
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Santa Claus Fund: How the face of poverty has changed since fund began
Wed Oct 31 2012
It started by helping 100 kids, mostly from downtown Toronto. Now, 45,000 kids from across the GTA receive boxes.
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Santa Claus Fund: Boxes make a warm and special day
Tue Oct 30 2012
Ten year-old Noel Mulugeta and his 8-year-old sister Shanet talk about receiving Santa Claus Fund boxes for the first time.
