Katie O’Brien, Ellen Weingarten and Cara Lee Nuss of Marquette Breakfast Rotary are shown with their donation to The Mining Journal’s Cheer Club on Dec. 14. The Cheer Club, which kicked off Nov. 27, collected unwrapped toys and gifts to be donated to local children and families in need ...

Idalalia Berry, left, Christopher Erspamer, center, and Jillian Erspamer of Marquette are shown with their donation to The Mining Journal’s Cheer Club on Dec. 14. The Cheer Club, which kicked off Nov. 27, collected unwrapped toys and gifts to be donated to local children and families in need ...

Everett Lake, 3, and his sister Abagail Lake, 7, both of Ishpeming, drop off toys on Dec. 14 for The Cheer Club, which kicked off Nov. 27. (Journal photo by Christie Mastric)

Aela and Aili Hoffstrom hold gifts they dropped off to the Cheer Club on Dec. 17. (Journal photo by Lisa Bowers)

Joseph Gehart of Marquette, drops off toys on Dec. 14 for The Cheer Club, which kicked off Nov. 27. (Journal photo by Christie Mastric)

Neil Traye, representing American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1852 presents Mining Journal Publisher Ann Troutman with a check for $825. AFSCME Local 1852 represents employees of the City of Marquette (DPW, City Hall and supervisors) as well as from Marquette ...