Honoring loved ones while providing for neighbors

Raised so far: $18,272

Anyone wishing to contribute to the Christmas basket program may bring or mail contributions to any branches of Umpqua and Westeramerica banks.

Checks should be written to Lake County Christmas Fund.

For more than 30 years peo­ple in Lake County have been making the holidays a little warmer for their neighbors in need. A collabora­tive effort of Lake County Pub­lishing, the Lakeport Rotary Club, Bruno’s Shop Smart, Foods Etc., Scully Packing, Umpqua banks, Westamerica banks, Lake Family Resource Center and NCO Com­munity Action Agency, provides Christmas baskets to people in need during the holidays.

The fund hopes to raise $30,000