A donor from Manhattan, who asked to remain anonymous, sent $1,000.

One donor recently sent $100,000 for more packages, he said.

Several donors have sent letters with contributions to cheer the fund on.

In other cases, donors have pledged or sent money that has not been processed.

In the past 11 weeks, more than 11,000 donors have sent nearly $4 million to help the city's poor, sick, elderly and disabled.

Another donor sent handmade quilts in an effort to settle her tax bill.

Since Thanksgiving, when the campaign began, donors have sent the fund $5,449,158, compared with the $5,083,551 received in 1991-92, previously the most successful drive.

The donors of the award sent a new trophy to Ferraro.

Other donors send their gifts in remembrance of a loved one.

"Beyond the money, the donors have sent a message: The needy are not forgotten."