Holiday Hope

The presumably final total for Holiday Hope is $198,304 going to Access Carroll, Carroll County Food Sunday, Carroll Hospice, Human Services Programs of Carroll County and The Shepherd’s Staff to help the less fortunate during the holidays. Concluding its 22nd year, the most money previously raised during one campaign of Holiday Hope had been a little more than $141,000 in 2018.

The Carroll County Times' annual fundraising campaign, Holiday Hope, closed with more than $175,000 raised, shattering the record for the most money collected in the 22 years since its inception.

Donations of $1,500 from Max and Gloria Bair in honor of their loving family and $1,000 from Jennifer Yang have Holiday Hope on the cusp of $150,000 raised.

An anonymous donation of $2,000 from a family and a donation of $1,000 in honor of Robert T. Scott pushed Holiday Hope past the $135,000 mark.

A 5,000 donation from a local business that requested to remain anonymous has helped push Holiday Hope past its goal with a few days remaining to contribute.

A $1,000 anonymous contribution helped Holiday Hope climb to within $2,000 of its goal with three days remaining to donate.

With another 30 donations, Holiday Hope is nearing the $110,000 mark in funds raised with less than a week left to contribute.

With another 30 donations, Holiday Hope is nearing the $110,000 mark in funds raised with less than a week left to contribute.

A $500 donation from Dave and Conni Highfield in honor of Access Carroll staff and volunteers pushed the Holiday Hope campaign past $105,000 in funds raised, within $20,000 of the goal.

A pair of $1,000 donations helped Holiday Hope reach a major milestone: $100,000 in funds raised with a week remaining to send in donations.