LUMBERTON — More donations have come in this week for the Empty Stocking Fund, carrying the Fund over $5,000 just before the Thanksgiving holiday.

The partnership between The Robesonian and the Robeson County Department of Social Services helps provide Christmas gifts for local families who might not otherwise be able to afford them for their children.

The Fund’s current total is $5,340, which includes the following recent donations:

— City of Lumberton/City Council (Mayor Bruce Davis, Leroy Rising – Precinct 1, Melissa Robinson – Precinct 2, John Carroll – Precinct 3, Karen Higley – Precinct 4, Alfred Douglas – Precinct 6, Eric Chavis – Precinct 7, Owen Thomas – Precinct 8), $750

— First Baptist Church of Orrum, $300

— Pembroke Lions Club, $500

— David & Patricia Ramsaur, $250

— Re

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