The 76th annual Christmas Basket Fund jumped to $10,228.08 on Thursday with recent donations of $1,880.

The new donations include:

In memory of Robert and Joyce Schleter, $50, from Sandy and family

In memory of Helen and Murland Hallett and Maud and Herbert Heacock, $100, from the family

In memory of Michael and Matt Bobb, $100, from Richard and Janet

In loving memory of Terry Trotter, Zachery Trotter and all our lost loved ones, $60, from the Trotters

In memory of Bill Dyer, $50, from Gary Dyer

In memory of Rick Bane, $100, from Brenda, Valerie, Joe and Lauren, Bill, Sara, Luke, Jude and Eleanor

In memory of our parents, $100, from Tom and Janet Bolton

In memory of Leon and Christine Pottschmidt, $100

Merry Christmas to all, $50, from David and Sharon Arthur

In memory of Randy Bobb, $50

In memory of Collie “Sue” McIntosh, $25, from the Jones family reunion fund

In memory of family and friends, $50, from Bob Marcott

In memory of Karen Richart, $50 from Paul and Frances

In loving memory of Richard, Lisa, Carrie and Toni, $200, from Joby Moore and Rick Chisham

$25 from Terence and Linda Hofer

In memory of Jill Jones, Will Jones, Hap and Mary Moritz and Helen Evans, $100, from Fred and Tracie Moritz

In memory of friends and family, $200, by Gene Schneck

In honor of Karen Gossett, $50, from John and Patty Thomas

In honor of Mike and Rita Luedeman, $50, from John and Patty Thomas

In loving memory of those who served our country, the “McKain Boys,” Roscoe, Richard, Otis, Roland, Dean, John, Jack, Dallas and Madeline McKain, and in honor of Max McKain, $100, from Curt and Mary Ellen Wischmeier and family

In loving memory of our parents, Dean and Madeline McKain and Erwin and Esther Wischmeier, and Melvin “Sonny” McKain, Steve Schepman and Julie Schepman Moore, $100, from Curt and Mary Ellen Wischmeier and family

In memory of Phyllis Anne Beeker, $100, from her family

In memory of Wanda Frady, $20, from Brenda Montgomery and Susie Graves

Merry Christmas to all our friends and relatives in Jackson County, $50, from Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Fenneberg

Donations may be mailed to or dropped off at American Legion Post 89, The Tribune or any JCBank branch. Donors and their dedications are published daily in The Tribune.

Donations allow for $50 JayC Food Store gift cards to be distributed to less-fortunate people in the area whose applications are approved.

Businesses, corporations, service groups, churches, individuals or families may donate. Donors may contribute anonymously if they choose or may dedicate their donations in memory or in honor of others.