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Elves help Santa deliver toys to kids in Springfield hospitals [Video]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Groups and organizations work every holiday to ensure no child is forgotten in Springfield hospitals.

“When you are a child, and you have other traditions and other fun things you want to do, it is just really hard when you are here and not feeling and not in your own environment,” says Ashley Wilson, the Child Life Services Manager with Mercy Springfield.

Santa received help from several agencies, including Convoy of Hope, America’s Car-Mart, and the UTV Parade of Lights. If you want to help Santa, you can drop off donations year-round at the Jane Pitt Pediatric Cancer Center.

“Any donor can drop off those in-kind donations to that clinic. And they will graciously accept them on our behalf, and then my team will distribute them and make sure they get to the right patients to make sure they feel that love,” says Wilson.

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Remarks by José Andrés at WCK's Celebration of Life Service at Washington National Cathedral [Video]

Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises, while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served hundreds of millions nourishing meals around the world. __Follow WCK:Website: https://wck.org/Instagram: https://instagram.com/wckitchenTwitter: https://twitter.com/WCKitchenFacebook: https://facebook.com/worldcentralkitchenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wckitchen

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WCK Celebration of Life at Washington National Cathedral [Video]

World Central Kitchen held an interfaith Celebration of Life to honor our heroes killed in Gaza. The memorial service was held at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Thursday, April 25. The memorial service honored Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha of Palestine, John Chapman of Britain, Jacob Flickinger of the U.S. and Canada, Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom of Australia, James Henderson of Britain, James Kirby of Britain, and Damian Soból of Poland.__Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises, while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served hundreds of millions nourishing meals around the world. __Follow WCK:Website: https://wck.org/Instagram: https://instagram.com/wckitchenTwitter: https://twitter.com/WCKitchenFacebook: https://facebook.com/worldcentralkitchenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wckitchen