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Children at UCLA Mattel enjoy a gingerbread village decorated by community members, in addition to many other gifts for themselves and their families. (Lisa Kodimer)
CALABASAS, CA Is there anything in particular she likes? Candles? Hats? We have lotions, scarves, volunteer Rachel Serrano said to a laptop as she slowly panned its screen over a table packed to the brim with donated gifts. Maybe some candles or something like that, came a voice at the other end of the laptop. I think she s gonna love them, Serrano replied.
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Serrano was one of many volunteers dressed in Santa hats and holiday sweaters Monday helping children at UCLA Mattel Children s Hospital pick out gifts for their caretakers, an annual initiative from Calabasas nonprofit Connecting A Caring Community. Normally, volunteers display gifts at the hospital, but during the pandemic, about a dozen volunteers gathered in a Calabasas office building to offer