Give a warm meal to anybody who needed it. But today was actually the first time mission of hope cooked f folks on christmas day. Volunteers we caught up with say its worth giving up some time on christmas with their families to give back. Hope. We all need hope6 its needed for everybody and without t pe, what is there . There . In total, one hundred fed. Heres a look during the holidays, buying gifts for your family can add up. Up. Cbs 2 News Reporter steffi lee shows us how one local high school is helping those who might not have a lot to spend still wake up to gifts under the tree. Some pararts ill pay the ultimate sacrifice to make christmas. Thats why the Kennedy High School Student Government partnered with the Linn County Veterans Affairs. With the help of local donons ey made sure veterans families celebrated this holiday. Holiday. Austin you wanna help me get the rest of this buddy . As the presents keep coming. Coming. This isnt it just hang on. Evevethe ones who live for pi
Lot of people typically wearing dresses. But its not necessarily for style. Style. By wearing a dress we can hopefully raise awareness of human trafficking, not only in the rld but here locally. For 31 days, a dress a day is supposed to spark questions in an effort to educate. Educate. This is the official dressember dress. And its been working. Working. Often the response isis ivvnever heard of that and thats a great opportunity for myself to share about dressember. Dressember. People think its iowa, its a small town, a sml state, its pretty safe but theres actually a lot of trafficking victims that are taken through the state of iowa. By wearing the dresses, theyre not only taking a stand, theyre supporting an effort already in place. All the items you u e here a a mama by women, rescued from trafficking and they made these in the sewing center in nepal. Nepal. They make is so that the women can have a choice between being a prostitute or they can give them a chance to get a job, to
Perilous times. She also took a moment to comment on the joys o ohaving a new grand daughter, charlotte. Maybe youre about to head out to see your grandkids for the holiday. Lets check in with massa scott whos in for terry its the season of giving and he season of joy but some women dont have t t freedom to experience that. One group has used this month to bring attention to the women and girls sold into Human Trafficking every year. Year. Cbs 2 news Porter Dora Miller joins us from the joy, this group is giving a dress a new meaning. Meaning. Theyre called set free dubuque. And they are wearing a dress every day this month for whats called dressember. Yes, its iowa and yes, its cold. But the point f the event is to raise money and educate their community on an issue that is easily forgotten this time of year. Thousands of women are wearing dresses worldwide. And some of those dresses have been made by women and girls rescued from sex trafficking. They make is so that the women can hav
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As the show begins, Brendan is breathing his last breath. Boom, goes his heart beat, boom, goes the rushing blood. The following hour of theatre explains how he got to this point, and how his life became intertwined with that of Fran. Fran, whose story is told in parallel, begins having a bad day at work, which quickly goes from bad to worse. Alongside all this, an onstage DJ plays ambient beats that shift with the story.