The Buzz

“We know times are tough, but we want people to feel secure and happy,” says Ruth Ann Childers of Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.

So the hospital gave each of its 2,300-plus employees a turkey just before Thanksgiving, “a nice $100 bill” on Wednesday and a free meal on Thursday.

The employees could donate their turkeys to charities, such as God’s Pantry and the Ronald McDonald House, and hundreds did, Childers said.

Why do you need to know this?

Because in spite of what we hear or read, not every employer is in financial trouble, not every employee is losing their job and the fortunate remember the less fortunate even in tough times. That’s the holiday spirit.

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