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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 Friday were $850. Total to date is $44,584.

Gurnee

Barbara Swanson: $500

Steve & Donna Warneke: In memory of Deceased Loved One, $100

Betty Oleson: In memory of family, and with thanks for great neighbors, $150

Mundelein

Robert and Rosemary Alfredson: In memory of deceased loved ones, $100