ELIZABETHTOWN — Blessings of Christmas continue to come into the Empty Stocking Fund.
The fundraising mission of the Bladen Journal and its partners, Leinwand’s in Elizabethtown and the Bladen County Department of Social Services, has raised $6,900 through Wednesday afternoon.
The newest additions came from:
• Teressa Watts, $250.
• Star Telephone, $3,000.
There is one week remaining for both collections and for applications to be completed.
Applications, available in both English and Spanish, are only available at the DSS office, 208 E. McKay St. in Elizabethtown. This is adjacent to the Bladen County Hospital, down the street that is beside the helicopter landing pad.
Those who were helped last year are ineligible to participate this year.
The Bladen Journal receives all donations, both in person, through the mail and by phone with a credit card.
To reach the newspaper office, enter off West Broad Street between First Bank and the Johnson Law Firm — this is the same entry to the Division of Motor Vehicles office where people can apply for driver’s licenses. Drive to the back as the DMV signs direct, and the newspaper office is under the same roof in Suite D. Enter on the right side of the building, where signs say “Executive Suites” and “Bladen Journal” and the door is marked by the letter “D.”
To mail a donation to the Bladen Journal, be sure the check is made payable to the Empty Stocking Fund. Mail it to Bladen Journal, c/o Empty Stocking Fund, PO Box 70, Elizabethtown, NC 28337. Cash or checks can be brought to the newspaper’s office at 109 N. Pine St. in Elizabethtown.
To do so by phone, call one of three numbers: 910-862-4163, 910-816-1980 or 910-416-5235. The method doesn’t take away the ability of those wishing to remain anonymous when donations are published; such a request can be made after information is exchanged with Danielle, Tammy or Clarissa.