The Richmond office of McGuireWoods has made a contribution of $15,795 to boost the Richmond Christmas Mother fund beyond the $300,000 mark. With gifts from the community, the fund now stands at $334,680.09 for the 2025 holiday season.
McGuireWoods' donation included contributions from the firm and staff members, who are listed below.
In addition, the Ukrop's Homestyle Foods Foundation made a donation of $8,629 from holiday-season sales of Christmas Coffee Cakes.
Contributions will be published through mid-to-late January and may be made by mail or through credit-card gateway at www.richmondchristmasmother.com.
The Times-Dispatch follows its tradition of publishing the names of donors to the Richmond Christmas Mother Fund throughout the holiday season. Your generosity helps the fund support initiatives across the region to brighten the holiday season for thousands of your neighbors.
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The Times-Dispatch has sponsored the Richmond Christmas Mother program since 1935, some of those years in partnership with the former afternoon newspaper, the Richmond News Leader.
Donations to the Richmond Christmas Mother Fund are fully tax-deductible. The program is a qualified 501©(3) organization. All operational costs are borne by the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Visit go.richmond.com/christmasmother to give online or send contributions by mail to Richmond Christmas Mother Fund, P.O. Box 25864, Richmond, VA 23260. Checks should be made payable to Richmond Christmas Mother Fund.
Donations are published in the Sunday and Wednesday editions of the newspaper through late January. Today’s listing covers contributions received between 6 p.m. on Friday and noon on Tuesday.
Previously reported — $272,664.09
Today’s gifts — $62,016
Grand total — $334,680.09
McGuireWoods donations
Andy and Dick Bennett, remembering loved ones and in honor of our grandchildren and Mary Jane Hogue - $250
Molly Togna - $50
Alfreda Hawkins - $50
Diane and Frank Atkinson - $500
J. Brent Justus - $750
Susan Hiers - $100
Joe and Carter Reid, in honor of our Christmas Mother, Mary Jane Hogue - $500
Sean E. Myrtetus - $10
Kathy Graham, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue, 2025 Richmond Christmas Mother - $50
Brian and Noel Pumphrey - $250
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Elliott Howell - $100
Alicia White, in memory of Maureen L. White - $50
Wanda Bailey - $50
Christopher and Carolyn Mackie - $250
Elizabeth Maddox - $25
Judy Marshall - $10
Clerissa Sanchez - $25
Elaine Ryan - $100
Rhonda Knobloch - $10
Laura Cooley - $25
Brooke Bradley - $10
Matt Lloyd - $25
Tom Chen, to my family and friends - $100
Megan Estes - $50
The Peyton Family - $100
Liz Tyler, in honor of Charlie and Marley - $50
Davis and Kristen Walsh - $25
Anne Doherty - $50
Ashley Fary - $100
Tony and Kate Sakowski, in honor of Mary Jane’s father, John Massad, a longtime friend, whose advice to us has always been appreciated - $200
Michael and Lee Woodard - $250
Anonymous gifts - $1,680
Community gifts
In honor of the 2025 Richmond Christmas Mother, Mary Jane Hogue, OUR Christmas Mother every year. With love always from Harvey, Ashley, Warren, Griffin, Jack, Macy Van der Waag, Alicia, Matt, Harrison, Annie, Catherine, Conrad and Elizabeth Hogue - $5,000
Margaret and Massie Valentine, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue and in memory of Sashy, Bolling, Goobie and Skeeter - $500
Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Robertson III and Susan Fitchett Robertson - $250
Stephen and Mathis Powelson, in honor of Ann P. Kirby, mother of seven, grandmother of 21 and great-grandmother of eight - $1,000
Mildred D. Epps, in loving memory of my husband, James Epps, and my children, Annette Epps and Lisa Cole - $150
Judith K. Hanshaw, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $100
Ukrop's Homestyle Foods Foundation, in honor of the Richmond Christmas Mother, from the sales of Christmas Tree Coffee Cakes - $8,629
Jerry and Frances Greenway - $200
Mary Jane Hogue, in honor of the best Christmas Elf and wonderful friend ever, Doris Ann Kane. Thank you for so much, DA! - $100
Carpenter Co. - $3,000
Richard P. Hankins Jr., in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $50
Gregory A. Liptak, thank you for helping others - $100
GTO of Richmond Car Club - $222
Mary Jane Hogue, in honor of Randy Jessee, tying the bow on all the gifts made to the Richmond Christmas Mother Fund. Bless you for all you do for every donor and the Christmas Mother. - $100
Karol and Michael Gray - $500
In loving memory of my husband, Jimmy Norton; our parents, Eva & Wilmer Long and Jim & Becky Norton; Francis, Gloria, Heather and Gloria Long; the Robinson family; and our pets, from Lynn Norton - $100
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm H. Hines - $100
John Slater Helfrich, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $100
Women's Guild of Saint James Armenian Church - $400
Anonymous - $200
Bettie W. Brandt, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $200
The Casarottis, in honor of Nancy and Bob - $100
Susan Stoneman, in memory of Mattie, my magical Schipperke - $250
Sherry Saunders, in memory of my parents, Jeanette Payne and Robert Saunders; and Mark Kee - $25
In loving memory of our parents, Bill and Maureen Gregory, from Beth, Laura, Jennifer and families - $300
Anonymous - $50
Susan and Pat Hudgins, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $100
Ed and Mauna Mullins, in memory of Departed Bucks: Rick Hill, Ray Slabaugh, Dick Ford, Campbell Stalker, Ham Scherer, Ed Davenport, Don Whitley and Jack Bolling - $150
Philip Morris and Altria Retirees Association and Call Federal Credit Union, to help make a more cheerful Christmas for children and families in need - $200
John B. Cates, missing fun Christmas folks, Helen & Junie, Ann & B.B. Williams, Haywood and Frances Hyman, Janet Patton Lewis, Dr. Bill Clarke, Karl & Julia Williams, Rose Becktoffer, H.B. Vest, Martha Schultheis, Leon Stephanian Sr. and Bill & Shirley Jones - $25
Tanya and Eliot Bird, in memory of Dr. and Mrs. William C. Bird - $300
Laurie and Dennis Hedgepeth, in memory of our parents - $500
Anonymous - $200
Erika Blanton, in memory of Suji Theogaraj - $200
Doug and Liz Warren, in memory of our parents, Jean & Wade Warren and Pat & Wiley Lawrence - $200
Eugenia H. Borum, in honor of Beth Wiltshire - $50
Janene E. Charbeneau, in memory of my parents, Margie and Howard Elmer - $25
John B. Cates, in honor of Anne Parker Hyman Gottwald, 2017 Richmond Christmas Mother; and the current Christmas Mother, Mary Jane Hogue - $50
Happy fourth birthday to Carter T. Owen Jr., from Gramm and Gramps - $10
Buddy, in memory of my parents, Bob and Mary Goodykoontz - $100
John B. Cates, remembering special folks: Tommy Cates, Tim Cates, Tommy Valentine, John Ciucci, Tommy Shifflett, Gary Gerloff, Faiz Shaheen, Fr. Pat, Rut, Patty Hayes, The Jarvis Boys, Dennis Williams, David Mugford, Eddie Hobcroft, Richard Curley, Louis Kastleberg, Bill Kastleburg, Karen Crowder, Jamie Freeman, Warren McKenna and Pat Martin - $25
Gwendolyn Christodoulou and Aspa Clark, in honor of our dear friend, Mary Jane Hogue - $300
Nellie Armstrong, in memory of my husband, Gene D. Armstrong, and in honor of Mary Jane Hogue and the wonderful Massad family. - $100
Kelly and Keith Till - $1,000
Bruce and Sue Jones, in memory of Katharine Mauck and all the mothers who have left us too early - $50
Cindy and Robin Russo, in honor of our family - $1,000
In loving memory of our parents, Virginia and Frank Poehler, from Gray, Sherrill, Jimmy and Dennis - $250
In honor of Kim, Jackson, Jennah and Stewart - $250
In memory of Pearl Jones - $100
In memory of our friend, Allen West, from Thomas, Daniel, Clarke, Ted and Mark - $250
In memory of Bill Clarke, with love from AP, Teddy and family - $250
In memory of Henry L. Valentine, with love from Annie P - $250
In honor of the 2025 Richmond Christmas Mother, Mary Jane Hogue - $1,000
In loving memory of Bruce C. Gottwald Jr. - $1,000
In memory of our great-grandparents, Helen & Thomas Hays and Anne & Dewey Gottwald; and our grandparents, Frances & Haywood Hyman - $1,000
In honor of our grandparents, Nancy and Bruce Gottwald - $1,000
Sherrill and Joey Smith, in loving memory of our mothers, Virginia and Inez, and our godson Brandon - $200
Anne and Kathryn - $100
In honor of our marvelous Mamoo, with love from Jackson, Graham, Sadie, Lily and Amelia - $100
Alice Tilton, in memory of Franklin and Grace Watkins, James Franklin Watkins and Alice Franklin Watkins Leake Powell - $50
Alice Tilton, in memory of Lee Scoville Tilton Jr. - $50
Mom, with love and thanks for Matt, Warren and Katy! - $100
Elizabeth S. Ware, in memory of Dr. J. Latane Ware and in honor of our 2025 Christmas Mother, Mary Jane Hogue - $100
Linda and Stuart Horsley, in honor of our Seneca Road neighbors - $100
Robert and Pam Beckstoffer, in loving memory of our parents, Herman & Rose Beckstoffer, and Wayne & Patsy Harris - $250
Marcia Harrigan, in loving memory of Chuck and Aunt Claudia - $200
Laurie and Gray Stettinius, honoring the wonderful doctors and nurses at VCU Health - $250
Anne and Mac McElroy, in honor of the Alcorns, Austins, Daniels, Kemps and McDowells - $200
Catherine, Mary Lewis and Sydney, in memory of our grandparents️ - $50
Heidi A. Crapol, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $100
Anne and Mac McElroy, in honor of our godchildren, Isabelle, Percy, Edward, Will, Schuyler, Campbell, Sam and Mac - $200
Sandra Thurston, in memory of my parents, F.A. Thurston and Shirley Mansfield, and all the sweet dogs and kitties I’ve known and loved. - $200
The Maxwell Boys, in memory of Jack Brooks, Harry Cohn, Dean Jarrett, and Eric Schwartz - $200
Michelle Rogers Cisik, in honor of my good friend - $250
Al and Leslie Strickler, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $200
Tom and Bonnie Cricchi - $500
Martha and Jay Moore, in honor of Buck Paul - $100
Beth O’Donnell, in loving memory of my sister, Mary Alice O’Donnell - $250
Martha and Jay Moore, in memory of Chris Cottrell - $100
Robert W. Cabaniss III, in loving memory of EBH, JWH, FSC and RWC - $400
Liz Roach, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $50
In loving memory of Cindy Crowder and Buddy & Barbara Crowder. We have you in our hearts daily! With love from Mike, Chase, Elizabeth and Huckleberry Crowder - $1,000
Betsy, Andy and Hugh, in loving memory of our sister, Mary - $250
Hugh and Nancy, in loving memory of our dear friend, Cheryl - $250
Kim Condyles, in honor of all the children in Richmond who need love️ - $250
Dennis Smith, in memory of my beloved father, Douglas Smith, and my grandparents, Sallie Mae and James E. House of South Hill. - $35
Page and Jeff Allende, in memory of Stuart and Pepper Laughon - $200
Kathie Markel, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $250
In honor of all the moms who are bringing the holiday joy this year - $3,750
Janie, Vance and Campbell, in honor of our grandmother, Jane. Be of good cheer - $500
Jacquelin Aronson, with love and gratitude for my wonderful husband Scott; in honor of our beautiful children, Jack, Jayne, Joseph and Howe; and in memory of our precious infant son, Robert Scott - all of whom are gifts sent to me from God! - $100
In memory of our daughter and sister, Aimee Danielle Keith - $100
In memory of Tommy "D" - $50
Ken Hutcheson - $1,000
In memory of Shirl & Bob and Barb & Dick - $200
Ingrid Davis, in memory of my husband, Douglas Davis, and my cousin, John Walsh - $100
Patricia and Conrad Sauer, in memory of Barbara and Connie Sauer, Matt Sauer, Mark Sauer, Betsy Wilshire and Ed Totty - $250
In loving memory of Mom, Dad, Pappy, Dew and Becky - $200
Lydia Johnson, in honor and memory of my parents, Drs. William and Evora Jones, and my brother, Michael C. Jones - $300
Thnk Collective, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $200
Jo Kennedy, in honor of the Christmas Mother Mary Jane Hogue - $50
Anonymous - $100
David and Meg Hendrick Downs, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $200
Ben, Marshall, Thomas and Knox Dendy, in memory of Stacey Dendy - $250
