A young mother from Bristol wrote to the Portland Press Herald Toy Fund, asking for help with providing gifts for her four young children for Christmas. Her husband worked as a machinist in midcoast Maine, but left his job after 11 years because their health insurance deductible was too high. He now works as a pipe fitter in Bath.
Mom Wants ‘them To Have The Magic Of Christmas’
Melanie Creamer, Portland Press Herald
Fri, 11/27/2015 - 2:00am
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Topics: Maine Cumberland County Portland
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