Gary Smith, who for decades made scores of kids smile with his performances as Gary the Happy Pirate and who founded the Pirate Toy Fund, which has put 500,000 toys in the hands of children in need, ...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — 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 ...

Ogden, N.Y. (WHAM) — Tributes poured in Friday for Gary Smith, best known for his roles as Rochester children's entertainer "Gary the Happy Pirate" and founder of the Pirate Toy Fund. After a battle ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The death of Gary Smith, better known as “Gary the Happy Pirate,” has sent shockwaves throughout the Rochester community. One-half of iconic children’s entertainers “Doug and Gary,” ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Beloved local children’s entertainer Gary Smith died Friday morning. He was 64. He had been suffering from progressive supranuclear palsy the last couple of years. Smith was half of ...

Since its founding in 1995, the Pirate Toy Fund has distributed over 500,000 toys to children in Greater Rochester. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the nonprofit organization continues to ...

Rochester, N.Y. — Saturday marked the final day of the 2024 Pirate Toy Fund Toy Drive. The event, which aims to bring aid and ...