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DENVER — Generous Denver 7 Gives viewers came together to help a 3rd grader in Denver in her mission to help the unhoused this Thanksgiving.Earlier this month, we shared how Olive Diaz, 8, has been raising money to purchase turkeys for the Denver Rescue Mission for the past 5 years. 'I saw people don’t have any food and I thought I should do this because I really love doing that,' she told Denver 7 at the time.
Our partners at Safeway also pitched in by donating around $200 in additional food.Diaz said it was a special moment to be able to share with her little sister. 'She’s feeling good, she looked excited and happy. The same thing, because she wanted to help a lot,' she said. All of the food was dropped off to the Denver Rescue Mission's food drive in downtown on Monday evening. 'I'm feeling really proud of myself and really happy,' Diaz said. 'Thank you guys so much.
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