By Dena Wood
The Times
Philanthropic Party Girl
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Andrea Gonzalez hosted her own food drive by requesting donations for the Waitsburg Resource Center as her only gift request at her eleventh birthday party.
WAITSBURG - Elizabeth Gonzalez says they can't recall the specific spark, but something caught her daughter, Andrea's, attention last fall, and Andrea has been obsessed with running a food drive ever since. The just-turned-eleven year old took advantage of her February 21 birthday to do just that.
The Gonzalez family hosted a Star Wars party at the Plaza Theater, then went next door to Gleason's Galley for hot dogs, ice cream, cupcakes, and arcade games. Fred Gonzalez owns Silver Star Construction and Elizabeth owns Ameri In-Home Care Services, and they try to keep business in the community whenever possible, Elizabeth said.
In place of gifts Andrea requested nothing but food donations for the Waitsburg Resource Center. Friends and family filled four boxes of food, equaling 122 pounds.
"It was all her idea. We kind of thought she would change her mind as her birthday got closer, but she didn't," Elizabeth said.
Elizabeth said Andrea is the baby of the family and the only girl, with nine brothers. She was also a "miracle baby" and weighed under two pounds when she was born, Elizabeth said.
"Because of that, we tend to spoil her a bit and she usually gets what she wants, including trips to Disneyland the last three years. We were very happy that this is what she wanted to do this year," Elizabeth said.
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