The Adopt a Stocking Fund benefits families during the holiday season. Monetary donations can be given online at give.salvationarmy.org/stocking or via Adopt A Stocking; c/o The Salvation Army; P.O. Box 234, Lima, OH 45801. All material donations for a specific family should be dropped off at The Salvation Army, 614 E. Market St., Lima, and should include a copy of the article or the date the story appeared in The Lima News. See past stories at LimaOhio.com/tag/stocking.
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Adopt a Stocking: Mom tending to kids’ medical needs
LIMA — Elizabeth was a teenager when her first child was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect.
Adopt a Stocking: Family forged by fire starts new life
LIMA — “Starting over” can mean many things, whether it is taking a new job, starting a new relationship or moving to a new community. For Charlotte, starting over means building a new life from the ground up with next to no possessions to her name.
Adopt A Stocking: Mother raising grandchildren in need of refrigerator
LIMA — For years one local mother raised and provided for her children. In July of last year, life took a turn. Her adult daughter was incarcerated and she gained custody of her two young grandchildren in addition to raising her youngest three children.
Adopt a Stocking: Wanting a normal Christmas for daughter
LIMA — Daniel and Sarah just want their daughter, Addi, 7, to feel like things are normal this Christmas.
Adopt A Stocking: Single mom not ashamed to admit it: ‘I need help’
LIMA — Aaliyah White has endured some of life’s harshest turns and continues to deal with many of them every single day. But none of the setbacks White has experienced over the past three-plus years define who she is. She simply won’t allow it.
Adopt A Stocking: Family has difficult year of medical bills
LIMA — Mary and her family have had a difficult year.
Adopt a Stocking: Medical troubles, family trauma a tough start for marriage
LIMA — Michelle and Jerome’s marriage has been filled with many trials: First there was the death of Michelle’s father, who was murdered 22 days after giving Michelle away on her wedding day.
Adopt a Stocking: Rough 2022 cannot end fast enough for Lima family
LIMA — Anyone can have a bad day. Perhaps it may grow into a bad week or maybe even a bad month. For Brandon and Sarah, all of 2022 has felt like one bad day after another, and they cannot wait to close the book on this year.
Adopt a Stocking: Mom suffering loss prays for hope
LIMA — Holidays that can often be so full of joy can sometimes be full of great hardship. One local family has experienced trying times over the year and hopes for a fresh start. Lily, like most moms, is hardworking. Raising four children on her own is just the start of the battle. In February, Lily got notice that no parent wants to hear. Her youngest son was no longer breathing.
Adopt A Stocking: Grandmother seeks help after assuming custody of grandsons
LIMA — Sally has been raising her 2 grandsons, ages 9 and 6, by herself since their father went to prison.
