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Speaker 1: For children engaged with DCF, the holidays can be a

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Speaker 1: challenging time. That's part of the reason why former First

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Speaker 1: Lady Lauren Baker several years ago created the Wonderfund.

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Speaker 2: The Wonderfund is a private nonprofit that serves every child

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Speaker 2: engaged with the Department of Children and Families here in Massachusetts,

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Speaker 2: which is our child welfare system.

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Speaker 1: The Wonderfund's goal this time of year is to give

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Speaker 1: thousands of children some holiday magic.

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Speaker 2: The Wonderfun Holiday Gift Drive has the goal of getting

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Speaker 2: holiday gifts chosen specifically for thirty thousand kids in every

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Speaker 2: city in town across Massachusetts.

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Speaker 1: She's encouraging people to go to the Wonderfund website and

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Speaker 1: sponsor the wish list of a child or teenager who

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Speaker 1: might otherwise not see much under the tree. Carl Stevens

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Speaker 1: WBC Boston's news radio