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The 62nd-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, Beacon Place, Catholic Charities of Lake County, COOL Ministries, Keeping Families Covered, Mothers Trust Foundation, PADS Lake County and Roberti Community House.

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

or www.helpthemtohope.org and click on DONATE.

Total donations for Thursday were $975. Total to date is $22,725.

Antioch

Dorothy Furman: In memory of Erik Enzenbacher, my son, $50.

Beach Park

Anonymous: $50.

Gurnee

Betty Bala: $50.

Chris and Barb Nolan: In memory of Nadine Thorn, $200.

Lake County

Michael Boston: In memory of grandparents Melvin and Mary Bartholic, $100.

The Thursday Morning Breakfast Group: $225.

Waukegan

Janet Thornton Stimson: In memory of Andrew Stimson, $300.