{"id":81430,"date":"2025-12-09T06:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/81430\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T06:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:41:07","slug":"texas-girl-on-hospice-inspires-massive-holiday-toy-drive-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/81430\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Girl on Hospice Inspires Massive Holiday Toy Drive for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The holiday season is a time to give back and one 7-year-old El Paso girl is doing just that and it\u2019s inspiring a wave of kindness across the community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I love a good feel good story during the holidays, but what makes this story so unique is that Seven-year-old Kenia Marisol Huerta Medina, a patient in Hospice El Paso\u2019s Butterfly Program, is giving back to those in need while she struggles with her health.<\/p>\n<p>Kenia\u2019s holiday wish reminds us that even in the hardest seasons of life, the purest generosity can come from the smallest hands. Through her dream, she is giving El Paso a gift of its own: A reminder that joy grows when it\u2019s shared.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy: Hospice El Paso<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy: Hospice El Paso<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/operation-wrap-play\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">El Paso Groups Launch Holiday Drive to Help Miracle League<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hospice El Paso Patient Kenia Spreads Holiday Joy With Toy Drive for Local Children<\/p>\n<p>Kenia is living with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma which is a rare and aggressive cancer that affects the central nervous system. Even as she faces unimaginable challenges, Kenia isn\u2019t focused on herself. She\u2019s focused on joy. Specifically, spreading it.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Kenia wished for something simple but powerful: to collect Christmas toys for underserved children across the region. Her wish, full of love and generosity, has grown into a community-wide toy drive that will culminate in a special celebration on December 10.<\/p>\n<p>Her mother, Juana Medina, shared that this giving spirit is nothing new. \u201cKenia told me that God placed it in her heart to help children by bringing them joy through a toy,\u201d Juana said. \u201cShe dreamed she was already delivering the toys and could see the big smiles on the children\u2019s faces. She hopes that through this, we will all learn the gift of giving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hospice El Paso is the region\u2019s only pediatric hospice, offering specialized support through its Butterfly Program and through this program, Hospice is honored to help bring Kenia\u2019s dream to life. \u201cKenia\u2019s beautiful wish is an extraordinary act of kindness,\u201d said interim CEO Robert Enriquez. \u201cIt reflects the heart of what Hospice El Paso strives to provide comfort, dignity, and moments of joy. We encourage the community to help make her dream a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/free-santa-photos-el-paso\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">El Paso Families: Here\u2019s Where to Meet Santa for Free This Christ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How to Support Kenia\u2019s Holiday Wish<\/p>\n<p>The community is invited to participate in her toy drive by donating new, unwrapped gifts for children of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>Donation deadline: Tuesday, December 10<br \/>Drop-off location: Hospice El Paso: 8515 Lockheed Drive, El Paso, TX 79925<br \/>Collection event: Tuesday, December 10 at 10:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>Christmas Cheer Is Spread at El Paso Children\u2019s Hospital<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Courtesy: KISS-FM\/El Paso Children\u2019s Hospital<\/p>\n<p>Iris &amp; Grizz Present: Cans for Christmas<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Iris Lopez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The holiday season is a time to give back and one 7-year-old El Paso girl is doing just&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81431,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,141,142,143,833],"class_list":["post-81430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-featured-carousel","tag-include-in-newsletter","tag-local-el-paso","tag-local-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}