9-Year-Old Raises $15K To Buy Christmas Gifts For Hospitalized Children
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A 9-year-old Waxhaw girl whose organization has raised thousands of dollars to buy Christmas gifts for hospitalized children is making gift deliveries on Monday.
Katie Greene has been raising money to buy Christmas presents for children in area hospitals for four years. In her first year, she raised $160. This year, she raised $15,000 through her organization, Katie’s Kidz.
Katie is delivering gifts like iPods, board games, craft sets and art supplies to patients at Levine Children’s Hospital, Presbyterian Hemby Children's Hospital and six other hospitals. She raises money through the organization’s website, raffles and speaking engagements.
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