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CLICK ON THE RHODE SHOW.
THE HOLIDAY SEASON ISN'T JUST
ABOUT BEING THANKFUL FOR WHAT WE
HAVE, BUT ALSO FOR BEING KIND
AND GIVING TO OTHERS.
ONE LOCAL GIRL SUPPORTS, DECIDED
TO SHARE THE JOYS OF HER SPECIAL
DAY WITH OTHERS WHO ARE LESS
FORTUNATE.
BIRTHDAY PARTIES MEAN
FRIENDS, MERRYMEN, ACTIVITIES,
CAKE AND PRESENTS.
BUT FOR 8-YEAR-OLD OLIVIA AL AND
HER FAMILY, HER BIRTHDAY PARTIES
MEAN EVEN MORE.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING CHARITY
DONATIONS FOR HER BIRTHDAY FOR
THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
THIS YEAR, WE DECIDED TO USE
TOYS FOR TOTS FOR HER.
OLIVIA HAS DONATED HER
BIRTHDAY PRESENTS TO VARIOUS
CHARITIES IN THE PAST.
SHE HAS DONE THE RHODE ISLAND
FOOD BANK, FOOD BANK HERE,
NEWPORT, MARTIN LUTHER KING
CENTER AND ALSO DONE A DONATION
AT THE POTTER LEAGUE, LOCAL
ANIMAL SHELTER.
THIS YEAR, AL FAMILY CHOSE TO
DONATE TO TOYS FOR TOTS.
WE ARE A MILITARY FAMILY.
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE IF
WE GOT INVOLVED WITH THE MARINES
AND HELP THEM OUT A LITTLE BIT.
OLIVIA'S GUESTS GOT IN THE
SPIRIT BY HAVING A FUN ACTIVITY.
DECORATING THEIR OWN CHRISTMAS
ORNAMENTS AND COOKIES.
AFTER WHICH, THEY SANG HAPPY
BIRTHDAY.
ALL OF THE 13 GIRLS HAD A
FANTASTIC AFTERNOON TOGETHER.
KNOWING THAT THEY WERE
PARTICIPATING IN THE SEASON OF
GIVING.
WE JUST EXPLAIN TO HER THAT
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW
THAT THERE IS MORE THAN JUST US
IN THE WORLD.
AND THAT THERE IS PEOPLE THAT
NEED MORE THAN YOU WANT.
YOU KNOW, THAT IS IMPORTANT TO
US.
AND WE HAVE BEEN QUITE
FORTUNATE AND, YOU KNOW, IT IS
NICE TO HELP OUT THE LESS
FORTUNATE.
AND TOYS FOR TOTS IS STILL
ACCEPTING YOUR DONATIONS.
YOU CAN DROP A TOY OF AT THY OF
THE CARDI'S FURNITURE, WE WILL