Nearly 40 years have gone by, but Barbara Petty still remembers when the colourful gift boxes arrived unexpectedly at her door in 1978. She hadn’t been expecting the gifts from the Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund — she presumes a social worker signed her up — and the surprise delivery brought both excitement and relief. Barbara Petty's children, Lynn, 5, and Andrew, 2, pictured in 1978, the year they received gift boxes from the Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund. Cheques or money orders, payable to the Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund, can be sent to One Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1E6. If you have been touched by the Santa Claus Fund or have a story to tell, please email santaclausfund@thestar.ca.

Source: thestar November 09, 2018 16:52 UTC