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NJ volunteers come together to bring gifts to frontline workers

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Monday, November 30, 2020

NJ volunteers come together to bring holiday gifts to frontline workers

Volunteers from New Jersey came together to bring gifts to frontline workers who have given so much of themselves this year.

HACKENSACK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Volunteers from New Jersey came together to bring gifts to frontline workers who have given so much of themselves this year.

The group 'Asez Wao' delivered care packages to the staff at Hackensack University Medical Center.

"We came together to show how much we appreciate them," said volunteer Yessenia Brazoban.

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The owner of a restaurant in Westchester County kept a generous holiday tradition alive, serving a free Thanksgiving dinner for anyone in need, no questions asked.

Each package also contained a note of gratitude, so the heroes inside the hospital know they are not being forgotten.

"To know that somebody is thinking about you beyond the doors, it's amazing," said medical worker Latanya Blake.

Different chapters of the group have been delivering care packages to hospitals worldwide.

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