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Meet Salt Lake Citys young secret Santa
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of Salt Lake City Tribune
Posted: December 27th, 2011
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/neighborhoodcity/53132506-135/j...
For the second straight Christmas, a philanthropist from Utahs Capitol Hill has been warming the hearts of the homeless and brightening the smiles of hundreds of their children. The [benefactress] works year-round raising money, networking with businesses, buying and wrapping gifts, and encouraging random residents to pitch in with presents the underprivileged kids otherwise would never see. Jocelyn Hanrath, an adopted girl too humble to take any credit, is 13. Jocelyn, with help from her mother, April Hanrath, and donations from the community, will deliver Christmas to 138 people this holiday. Most are children and single mothers. I just think about Christmas Day, when all the kids open their presents and see that they actually got something, Jocelyn says. I just feel that I was happy to help. When the moms get what they want, I just feel really happy inside. Jocelyn stockpiles used bicycles and then has them repaired. She works odd jobs from baby-sitting to cleaning houses and pulling weeds to earn cash for toy shopping. All this while soaring on the honor roll at the Salt Lake Arts Academy and as goalkeeper for the traveling La Roca Premier soccer team, an Olympic developmental club. I always thought that, if we didnt do it, who will? she says about the charitable work.
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