December 25 – The Empty Stocking Fund is a 43-year-old project of The New Mexican. Each year, hundreds of people receive assistance from the fund during the holidays to cover rent payments, medical bills, utility costs, car repairs, home improvements and other needs.
Who it helps: Applicants, who must live within 50 miles of Santa Fe and provide documentation proving their identity, will be considered without regard to race, age, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation. Aid applications are currently at a standstill due to overwhelming demand.
2024 goal: $475,000; However, there are already more than $500,000 in requests.
This holiday charity project, which began in 1981, is administered by the Santa Fe Community Foundation.
Donate: Make your tax-deductible donation online by visiting santafecf.org/funds/empty-stocking-fund. Visit in person the Santa Fe Community Foundation at 501 Halona St., or The Santa Fe New Mexican, 150 Washington Ave., Suite 105, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contributions can also be mailed to Empty Stocking Fund, C/O Santa Fe Community Foundation, PO Box 1827, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1827. Donors may request to remain anonymous.
Donations
Anonymous: $51.55
Anonymous: $100
Anonymous: $100
Anonymous: $100
Anonymous: $100
Anonymous: $100
Anonymous: $100
Joseph and Laurie Canepa: $500
The Castanedas – in memory of Ray and David Martinez: $103.09
Catholic Daughters of America Court Santa María de la Paz #2394: $100
Yvonne Chambles: $1,000
Larry F. Clyde: $1,000
The Collett Family: $309.28
Dede Collins and Dennis Cooper: $515.46
MaryEllen Collins and Bill Siegal: $1,030.93
Connie Keeran and Ted Lapres Fund: $10,000
Linda Cox: $10
Cuddy and McCarthy Law Firm: $500
Linda DeWolf: $100
John and Therese Doolittle – in memory of Michael Loosemore and Dave Seymore: $100
Sharon Doye: $100
Jacquie and Dave Duchane: $300
Stephen and Karen Durkovich: $500
Janet and Jim Elder: $100
Sheila and Kirk Ellis: $100
David and Peggy Feldt: $100
Dave and Liz Fuehr: $51.55
Cumulative total: $233,981.19
