{"id":27975,"date":"2022-12-16T10:14:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T15:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=27975"},"modified":"2022-12-16T10:14:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T15:14:25","slug":"lakeland-mom-creates-toy-drive-for-hospitalized-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/12\/16\/lakeland-mom-creates-toy-drive-for-hospitalized-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland Mom creates toy drive for hospitalized children\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Lakeland woman thought of a way to bring holiday cheer to children who won&#8217;t be able to gather around the Christmas tree in their living rooms during the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"261\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2316041450382266964.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2316041450382266964.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2316041450382266964-300x157.jpg 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kate Haygood created the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/z-upload.facebook.com\/KatesStoryInc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kate&#8217;s Story Foundation<\/a>&nbsp;to help bring some holiday joy to kids in the hospital.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The organization collects and buys toys to drop off at local hospitals each year. Haygood says she was inspired to create the organization after many visits to the hospital with her daughter Kate.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"526\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/320337655_629085932234590_7446797524857572951_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/320337655_629085932234590_7446797524857572951_n.jpg 526w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/320337655_629085932234590_7446797524857572951_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/320337655_629085932234590_7446797524857572951_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/320337655_629085932234590_7446797524857572951_n-250x250.jpg 250w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kate was diagnosed with epilepsy at a young age. 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