Editor's Note: Community rallies to support the Gazette Christmas Fund 

Quiet generosity speaks volumes. Readers and community foundations came together in a big way this season to show support for the Gazette Christmas Fund. An anonymous donor provided a large endowment toward the end of our campaign to help lift the fund to new heights. Not only did this donation help us meet our target, but we were able to gift families a slightly larger amount than in previous years. Recipient families received a total gift of $140, up from the usual $125 amount — a meanin