"Happy to," Mr Dalton said.
Between Napier and Hastings about 3000 less fortunate people in the community, from infants through to senior citizens, have benefitted from the parcels...with some of those doing the delivering also providing a Christmas Carol or two.
The last couple of days saw a remarkable surge in the cash fund, with the Tech Group of Companies coming through with $2500, Connroys Removals $1000 and Willis Legal $600 - to name just a few.
Nearly $7000 arrived over the closing days to take the grand total past $25,000 - a magnificent result.
There were also some great late arrivals of goodies in the last few days.
Havelock North High School and Havelock North Primary School put together a great collection of gifts and food - it filled a car and was now helping fill parcels.
One great addition to the gift pile was a fine train set which had been provided by Trainworld in Napier as a prize on The Hits.
The woman who won it said she would like to see it go into the cheer appeal.
The last of the great bins stacked with donated goodies was picked up from Mitre 10 Mega and like the other bins before it, was absolutely stacked to the top.
A lady called by the Napier office of Hawke's Bay Today with four boxes of gifts and toys for all ages she had collected from around her neighbourhood.
She did not want recognition, just the satisfaction she and so many others had done something to help at a special time of the year.
And that went for the good folk at the Gracelands Rest Home and Village in Hastings who put together a raffle as well as spark a collection to help the cash fund.
The result was a $240 boost.
Health Hawke's Bay put through a wonderful $450 donation and Simon Cartwright Photography also stepped in with a great last minute donation of $250 to keep it well and truly ticking over.
Annette from Curves in Napier staged a raffle and raised $146 while the Napier and Districts Grey Power group, who have assisted the appeal in the past, gave a donation of $250.
It was another very generous and enthusiastic appeal and coordinator Jo Reyngoud summed it up by saying "there are so many good people out there".
Donations
Previously acknowledged...............$17244
Gemco...............................................$200
Gardiner Knobloch.............................$250
Faye White...........................................$50
Tech Group pf Companies...............$2500
Maxine Boag......................................$150
Willis Legal........................................$600
Rotary Taradale.................................$250
Russell Fairbrother............................$300
Staffy Ltd..........................................$100
Lions Club Taradale..........................$200
Conroys Removal............................$1000
Napier Rotary....................................$250
Rotary Club Ahuriri...........................$250
Taradale Womens Institute...............$305
BDO.................................................$350
Anonymous......................................$110
Health Hawke's Bay............................$450
Napier and Districts Grey Power.........$250
Simon Cartwright Photography..........$250
Annette from Curves.........................$146
Gracelands Rest Home and Village....$240
Maraenui TAB...................................$100
Anonymous......................................$100
Anonymous......................................$100
Anonymous........................................$10
Total.............................................$25655