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 ...

MORE: Remembering Gary the Happy Pirate's giving legacy ahead ... All throughout the year, the Pirate Toy Fund collects trinkets for children in need at various locations around town.

Gary Smith, children’s entertainer who helped found Pirate Toy Fund, dies ...