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David's Toy Project on a mission to bring smiles to pediatric cancer patients

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Friday, December 23, 2022
Katy boy goes from coin jar to raising $100K for kids in the hospital

KATY, Texas -- A boy from Katy continues his mission to make young cancer patients smile, one toy at a time.

David Lauritzen, age 12, is a cancer survivor himself.

He started "David's Toy Project" in 2016 by collecting coins in a jar.

This year they raised nearly $100,000.

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