SUNBURY — A record $123,240 has been collected in the 2009 Needy Family Fund.
Recent donations have pushed the total over last year’s previous high by $1,000.
The Degenstein Foundation donated $25,000 after its challenge to contributors to reach the $75,000 goal was met.
The fund, which began in 1987, benefits the less fortunate in the Valley. It is sponsored by The Daily Item, Sunbury Broadcasting Corp. and Susquehanna Bank, with food, clothing and gifts distributed by Salvation Army citadels in Sunbury and Milton.
Recent donors are Richard and Barbara Richter, Sunbury, $100; Brian Gheen, Sunbury, $50; Janet E. McGlinn, Sunbury, $25; Girl Scout Troop 1112, Middleburg, $100; and Michael J. and Margaret A. Pakoskey, Northumberland, $50.
Also, Bonna R. and Bruno Cafiso, Sunbury, $100; Robert F. and Phyllis Knight, Northumberland, $50; Middleburg Elementary School, Middleburg, $226; David H. and Margaret C. Wilder, Lewisburg, $150; and Rosemarie C. Astick, Middleburg, $30.
Also, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Potts Grove, $265; Don and Judy Everitt, Mifflinburg, $50; Frances E. Martin, Shamokin Dam, $25; William J. and Karen Marosi, Mifflinburg, $100; Stephanie L. Snyder, Lewisburg, $200; and Jean T. Hannaford and Katherine J. Hannaford, Lewisburg, $100.
Also, Peter C. Stryker and Katherine Hannaford, Lewisburg, $100, D.M. and Beverly A. Foltz, Selinsgrove, $25; George A. and Jill S. Fecker, Sunbury, $100; Garth R. and Carol J. Miller, New Berlin, $25; John Thomas Parker and Alice M. Parker, Elysburg, $50; and Carla and Tim Minori, Shamokin Dam, $50.
Also, Paul Brann, Terry Light, Linda Everitt, Darlene Holtzapple and Sharon Rishel, Lewisburg, $390; Carolyn Shirk, Winfield, $20; Emma Sharp, in memory of Duane Sharp, Lewisburg, $20; Guy and Verna Eisenhuth, Mifflinburg, $25; and Donald Aurand, Freeburg, $25.
Also, Luther and Judith Stauffer, Middleburg, $100; Karen Sobol, Lewisburg, $100; Rev. Theodore Lindquist Jr., Selinsgrove, $25; James and Kristin Stetler, Mifflinburg, $50; Triangle Auto Sales, Sunbury, $50; Isabel Johnson, Mifflinburg, $100; June Rowe, Mifflinburg, $100; and James and Pamela Digan, Selinsgrove, $50.
Also, Elizabeth and Daniel Rathfon, Northumberland, $50; Benjamin and Marian Thomas, Lewisburg, $50; Roger and Nancy Hepner, Lewisburg, $100; Priscilla and Thomas Lanks, Lewisburg, $100; Jeffrey and Mary Llewellyn, Lewisburg, $100; and R. Jeffrey and LaCinda Betz Coup, Milton, $250.
Also, Bertha Willow, Mifflinburg, $40; Katherine and Richard Aukerman, Lewisburg, $50; Brenda and Jerry Smith, Sunbury, $50; Marion Smith, Selinsgrove, $25; Olivia Reichley, Selinsgrove, $200; Ron and Faith Clark, Milton, $500; Glenn Jacobson and Stacy Hinck, Lewisburg, $50; and Melissa Croman and Steven Croman, Selinsgrove, $35.
Also, Allen Kunkel and Cheryl Kunkel, Port Trevorton, $20; J. H. Lock Jr. and K. A. Schatten-Lock, Sparta, N.J., $200; Carson Naugle and Jacqueline Naugle, Selinsgrove, $50; Jack and Janet Neidig, Sunbury, $50; and Dr. Theron Winter, Lewisburg, $100.
Also, Michael Weaver and Susan Weaver, Lewisburg, $100; Clareance Baker and Saiya Baker, Turbotville, $25; Sam Shannon, for Weis Markets’ milk and ice cream plants, Lewisburg, $500; Robert Taylor, in memory of his wife, Kathy Taylor, Lewisburg, $50; Adam Taylor, in loving memory of mother, Kathy Taylor, Lewisburg, $40; and Ruth Campfield, Northumberland, $50.
Also, Kieffer Physical Therapy Associates, Selinsgrove, $100; Dennis A. and Judy E. Yeater, Middleburg, $25; Richard E. Sawyer, Danville, $150; CUMC Women’s Fellowship, Northumberland, $100; Melvin H. and Doris J. Walter, Penns Creek, $50; Shirley H. Irvin, Lewisburg, $25; and anonymous donations totaling $1,076.79.
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