Lt. Jeff Haile with the Marquette Firefighters Association Local No. 643, right, drops off toys for the Cheer Club at the Marquette Salvation Army on Dec. 21 as Salvation Army Capt. Kim Winters looks on. The Cheer Club is a joint effort between The Mining Journal, the Salvation Army and St. Vincent de Paul that aims to provide toys for children and families in need during the holidays. (Courtesy photo)

Contributors to

The Mining Journal Cheer Club include:

Garry and Wilma Koehn, Marquette

Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors, Marquette

Carol Steinhaus, Marquette

Ethan, Aiden and Sevrin Swanson, Marquette

Howard and Joean Fregeole, Marquette

Bothwell Middle School teachers and staff, Marquette

The Pat O’Boyles, Marquette

Marquette Branch Prison Employees Club, Marquette

Vince and Monajean Rose, Marquette

Marina Duplev and Nick Vancowa, Marquette

Claire Fierstine, Marquette

Youth Advisory Council, Marquette

Delia Ann Perry, Marquette

Abbi, Sophia and Sadie Rolfe, AuTrain

James Bender, Marquette

Lola and Jackson Rink, Negaunee

Steve and Joan Nystrom, Marquette

Nancy Raisanen, Marquette

Lowell and Marge Meicer, Marquette

Wil Jessup, Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum, Marquette

Reid, Marie Hoffstrom, Aria

Karen and Frank Nettell, Marquette

Terry and Sara Garceau, Negaunee

Marc and Jodi Reilly, Marquette

Mike and Debra Ducsay, Marquette

The Berube Family