This year, the Pirate Toy Fund will put countless smiles on many faces, just as Gary Smith, better known as Gary the Happy Pirate, intended when he started it.
A lake effect snow warning is in effect for Wyoming County from Friday through the upcoming weekend. Substantial lake snow is possible.A picture of Gary Smith, better known as Gary the Happy Pirate, the founder of Pirate Toy Fund who died July 12, 2024. Rochester, N.Y. — This year, the Pirate Toy Fund will put countless smiles on many faces, just as Gary Smith, better known as Gary the Happy Pirate, intended when he started this venture in 1995.
"That's priceless, to see a child's expression when they get that toy," Harnischfeger said. "Like I mentioned earlier, that toy is a confidante for that child. When things are tough for that child, they hold that toy, they talk to that toy." While Gary brought many smiles with his musical performances and charitable giving, the smiles and good laughs weren't just for the kids.
"He was a jolly guy," Harnischfeger said. "When he laughed, his whole body shook. He was fun to hang around. Myself, Dan Agnew, who does a lot of our producing — we just had a blast in the morning. It wasn't work setting up — it was fun setting up.""He was great with kids, he really was," explained Diana Palotas, former local news anchor who used to perform with Gary in the early 1990s.
Nobody turned on Gary. They only gathered around him to give what they could while he was the executive director of the fund.Honoring a local legend: RRH holds toy drives in memory of Gary the Happy PirateSaturday: Barnes & Noble, Eastview Mall, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 5: Aquinas Institute, 7-10 a.m.; Tim Hortons Iceplex, noon-5 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 7: The Strong National Museum of Play, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
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