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The 60th-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 A Safe Place, Catholic Charities of Lake County, COOL Ministries, Mothers Trust Foundation, Roberti Community House, and Twice As Nice Mother & Child.

To donate to the fund, send checks or money orders to Help Them To Hope. P.O. Box 364, Gurnee, IL 60031 or go to www.helpthemtohope.com and click on DONATE.

Total donations for Tuesday were $1,900. Total to date is $34,384.

Gurnee

Anonymous: $1,000

Mike and Pam Hampson: In memory of Bob, Arlen, Glen Trigg, Bill, Doris, Ken Hampson, Barb King, $100

Tom and Jackie McGuinness: In memory of Stan Kwiecinski and Grandson James, $100

Lake County

William and Marie Shields: $25

Wadsworth

Bill, Brenda, Bill, Jason Patrick and Brittany Rygiel: Merry Christmas and God’s blessings to our family and friends in loving memory of John P. Rygiel Sr. (our Father and Grandfather), and John P. Rygiel Jr. (our Brother and Uncle), $100

Waukegan

Ken and Chris Smith: $200

David Fisel: $50

General Federation of Women’s Clubs Illinois — Waukegan Woman’s Club: $300

Winthrop Harbor

Anonymous: $25