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The annual Help Them to Hope campaign benefits local service agencies that provide direct financial support and services to Lake County residents in need.

Agencies that benefit from donations this year are Beacon Place, Catholic Charities of Lake County, Christian Outreach of Lutherans, Community Social Services, Mothers Trust Foundation and Open Arms Mission.

To donate to the fund, send checks or money orders to Help Them to Hope, P.O. Box 364, Gurnee, IL 60031, or Help Them to Hope, c/o NorStates Bank, 1601 N. Lewis Ave., Waukegan, IL 60085.

Donations also may be made in person at NorStates Bank, 1601 N. Lewis Ave., Waukegan.

Donations for Monday were $520. Total to date is $33,844.61.

Antioch

Gary Doolittle: $20.

Patrick and Linda Small: In memory of Barney and Irene Wilson, $100.

Lake Bluff

Roycealee J. Wood: In memory of Kenneth Wood, $100.

Lindenhurst

Joyce C. Dever: In memory of son, Danny, parents Jack and Marge Sweetwood, and brothers, John and Wayne Sweetwood, $100.

Wadsworth

Denise Biarnesen: In loving memory of husband Kenneth Biarnesen, $100.

Waukegan

Marilynn Moisio: In memory of May Lockhart, $100.

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