POTSDAM — The Potsdam Holiday Fund received a $1,000 donation from Stewart’s Shops through the company’s Holiday Match Program, which benefits children’s organizations directly within the communities where Stewart’s Shops are located.

All funds collected from Stewart’s customers, as well as the amount Stewart’s matches, stay in the communities that contributed to the program.

Above, Julie Terrance, left, manager of Stewart’s Shops on Market Street in Potsdam, presents a check to Nancy Griffin of the Potsdam Holiday Fund.

In December 2020, the Potsdam Holiday Fund provided warm winter clothing, food and gifts for 186 families, including 475 children and 124 senior citizens living in Potsdam and the surrounding communities. The communities served by the program include Potsdam, Hopkinton, Nicholville, Brasher Falls, Chase Mills, Fort Jackson, West Stockholm and Winthrop.