These are the latest donors to The Charlotte Observer’s Empty Stocking Fund

The Charlotte Observer has sponsored the Empty Stocking Fund since about 1920. All the money that people contribute goes to the Salvation Army’s Christmas Bureau, which buys toys, food, clothing and gift cards for families.

Here are the latest donors for this year’s campaign:

Allie Mauney, $200

Amy Duty, $100

Andrea Bellis, $200

Anonymous, $400, Merry Christmas!

Anonymous, $30

Anonymous, $500

April Bethea, $100

C. Seaton, $100

David Brown, $50, In loving memory of Fawn Leibowitz. She was gonna make a pot for me.

David Henderson, $100

Deborah Foster, $100

Elizabeth Brunnemer, $1,000

Evelyn C. Gerdes, $100, In memory of Phillip E. Gerdes

Hannah Craighill, $100

Janice Pearce, $500

Kathleen Pristash, $300, In thanksgiving for the Vandiver and Lee children

Kathryn White, $250

Ken and Gail Pearson Clonts, $30, In memory of our parents, Nathan and Ruth Pearson

Ken and Gail Pearson Clonts, $30, In memory of Arthur and Pearl Pearson, the best grandparents ever

Ken and Susan Pearson, $50, In memory of Nathan William (Nate) Pearson, who was our whole world. We love you, we miss you and we will see you again.

Ken and Susan Pearson, Dan Earp and Winston Sprock, $30, In memory of Tom Hartley and his mother, Edna Hartley

Ken Pearson, $30, In honor of Gail Pearson Clonts, the best sister ever

Ken Pearson, $30, In honor of Brittany Henning for her hard work on The Salvation Army’s Empty Stocking Fund

Ken Pearson, $30, In honor of Charles Alley at the Marion Diehl Center Water Aerobics

Ken Pearson, $30, In memory of Allen and Betty Dasher, my extended family. Love you both!

Kenneth Roerden, $500, In memory of my wife, Dorothy

Martha Tillman, $250

Penelope G. Karagounis, $100

Richard P. McCracken, $1,000

Robert Dixon, $15

Ronald Sforza, $200

Sarah and Frank Gentry, $200

Susan and Robert Johnson, $500

Whit and Pat Blount, $150

Today’s Total $7,305

YTD Total $55,299

How to donate to the Empty Stocking Fund

To donate online, visit Empty Stocking Fund CLT.org.

To donate by mail, send checks to: The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte, PO Box 31128, Charlotte, NC 28231. Make checks payable to The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte and write “Empty Stocking Fund” in the memo line.

Questions concerning your donation? Call 704-334-4731.

This story was originally published December 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM with the headline "These are the latest donors to The Charlotte Observer’s Empty Stocking Fund."