As this year's campaign begins its second week, the 2026 Richmond Christmas Mother program has received $72,134 in gifts from the community. The Christmas Mother for the 92nd year of the annual drive is Cabell West.
The Times-Dispatch is following 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.
The Times-Dispatch has sponsored the Richmond Christmas Mother program, a yearly holiday fund drive, since 1935, some of those years in partnership with the former afternoon newspaper, The Richmond News Leader.
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Donations to the Richmond Christmas Mother Fund are fully tax-deductible. The program is a qualified 501c(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 through 5 p.m. on Friday.
Previously reported — $61,784
Today’s gifts — $10,350
Grand total — $72,134
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Lamb III, in honor of our grandchildren, Mackenzie, John, Owen, Sadie, Colston and Hampton - $100
In memory of Bradley Hunt Whalen, J.A. Gunter, Virginia W. Gunter, Anne M. Gunter, Ruth Flint Whalen, Raymond W. Strohm and Frances P. Strohm; and in honor of Meredith Strohm Gunter, Bradley Hunt Gunter, Valerie Gunter West, and Bradford Macon Gunter - $200
Liz Roach, in honor of Cabell West - $50
Toots and WeeWee, in honor of our kids and grandkids and in memory of those we have lost - $500
Rixey and George Booth, in loving memory of our parents and our nephew, Hoge Ronemus - $100
Beth and Ed Isaacs, in honor of Cabell West and Malone Morchower, and in memory of Nan LaGow and Randy Morchower - $1,000
Sandra Gregory and Tom Bradley, in loving memory of our mothers, Angeline Shefchik Gregory and Mary Ann Bryan Bradley - $200
Jim and Beth Elliott, in honor and memory of our loved ones - $250
Susie and Ben Rawles, in honor of past Christmas Mothers, Cabell West (2026), Adelaide Goolsby (1988), and Gina Rawles (1996) - $500
Thomas Hovis, in memory of Allen Goolsby West - $500
Woodhead’s Grill, in honor of Ellie West - $100
In honor of our grandchildren, Peyton, Presley, Jack, Jayne, Joseph, Howe, Riggs, Brown, Emily, Noah and Abbie, with love from Jayne and Bobby Ukrop - $1,100
Anonymous - $10
Patti and David Shufflebarger, in memory of Ashlynn - $100
Molly and James Parker, in honor of Cabell and John, and in memory of Allen West - $500
Paul and Brenda Riding, in memory of our sisters, Sandra and Ann-Marie - $250
Wishing you the joy of Christmas, from Boonie, Ann and Betty - $500
Patricia B. Crocker - $100
Jimbo and Winnie VanLandingham, in memory of our parents, Jim and Elizabeth Leonard and John and Shirley Van Landingham - $100
Elisabeth Reed Carter Charitable Lead Trust - $1,000
Cam and Dixie Hoggan, in honor of all Christmas Mothers - $250
Jill Brown - $90
Anonymous - $250
Debbie and J.F. Dunlap, in honor of Christmas Mother Cabell West - $500
David and Auguste Bannard - $100
Sue and Ed Betts, in honor of Cabell West - $100
James and Young Bong Andrews - $200
Olivia Randolph, in memory of Malcolm M. Randolph - $100
Karen W. Hojnowski - $200
Randy and Debbie Gibbs, in honor of the Richmond Christmas Mother, Cabell Goolsby West - $100
