Huntley bakery surprises hospice with holiday care packages for pediatric patients
Huntley bakery surprises hospice with holiday care packages for pediatric patients Mary Holzkopf, owner of Blessed Little Kitchen in Huntley, collected hundreds of items to create the Glenview-based JourneyCare hospice for pediatric patients. Here, her staff members Zach Leitzke, left, and Jen Gordus help sort the packages for transport. Courtesy of JourneyCare
Posted12/14/2020 6:00 AM
It was still nearly a month until Christmas, but Jennifer Mangers woke up to a holiday surprise that brought her to tears.
Mangers manages the pediatric services team for JourneyCare, a nonprofit hospice and palliative care organization that serves 13 counties throughout Illinois, including patients throughout the Fox Valley. As she scrolled through Facebook, Jennifer spotted a post from Blessed Little Kitchen in Huntley thanking their customers and community for donating hundreds of items al