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January 23, 2007 became a nightmare for Jessica Bachus. Her second daughter Kenzi _________ at just 24 weeks. “When Kenzi passed away, all my hopes went away, too,” Jessica says. The Colorado-based mother was overcome with emotion, _________ she eventually decided to channel her grief into the _________ of Kenzi.

Jessica knew that even if she couldn’t give dolls to both of her daughters that year, she could still make the holidays _________ for another girl. With the help of her husband, Kyle, and their daughter, Bailey, she _________ 150 dolls to gift underprivileged girls in the community.

“When I saw a family _________ a doll we donated, I cried tears of joy for the first time in almost a year,” Jessica says. So, she _________ to collect dolls and founded the Dolls for Daughters, a nonprofit organization dedicated to _________ financially-strapped families in Colorado with toys, food, school supplies, and more.

Now going into its ninth annual _________, the Dolls for Daughters operates five toy shops in Colorado on the first Saturday in December. Parents are able to choose at least one new gift for each of their children free of charge.

“Most families in our __________ make less than $15,000 a year,” Jessica says. “Many children are used to getting hand-me-downs — this is one time we guarantee that what they get is __________.” Since the establishment of the Dolls for Daughters, more than 48,000 children have been __________ and more than 323,400 items have been gifted to the families.

Jessica and her husband now have four children — Bailey, Kam, Karson, and Kenzi. “We talk about Kenzi all the time. Last year our goal was to serve 10,000 kids since she would have been ten. It was a big __________ and we surpassed it,” Jessica says. “For our living children, volunteering is a great way for them to __________ back, honor their sister, and learn that even from the greatest tragedy can come something __________.”

1.
A.diedB.leftC.talkedD.returned
2.
A.soB.forC.andD.but
3.
A.recoveryB.rescueC.memoryD.appearance
4.
A.simpleB.freshC.specialD.sensible
5.
A.boughtB.collectedC.possessedD.exchanged
6.
A.pick upB.turn downC.come acrossD.break up
7.
A.failedB.agreedC.offeredD.continued
8.
A.findingB.choosingC.supportingD.appreciating
9.
A.checkB.celebrationC.competitionD.donation
10.
A.worldB.scheduleC.opinionD.program
11.
A.newB.usefulC.strangeD.expensive
12.
A.treatedB.servedC.greetedD.honored
13.
A.rewardB.numberC.surpriseD.success
14.
A.giveB.pushC.comeD.turn
15.
A.normalB.variousC.beautifulD.unique

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