Williamsville teen donates 100 burgers to St. Joeseph's Hospital

Ali says he kept seeing pictures of nurses looking exhausted and thought providing a meal was the least he could do

THORNBURG TELLS USHOW HE'S EMBODYINGTHE BUFFALO STRONGSPIRIT.SUPERSALI GOKECK -- 15-YEAR-OLDWILLIAMSVILLESUSAN BROOKS--DIRECTOR OF PATIENTCARE SERVICESINTRO:ST.

JOE'S HAS 33COVID PATIENTS, 6 ICU.WENT FROM 90+ AFEW MONTHS AGO TO30, DECREASINGWHICH IS A GREATSIGN.SOT"OUR DOCTORS WERETHROWN INTO THEFRONTLINES AGAINSTTHIS VIRUS AND I JUSTWANTED TO SHOW MYAPPRECIATION FORTHEM."SO 15-YEAR-OLD ALIGOKECK BOUGHTDINNER FORHEALTHCAREWORKERS AT ST.JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL.HE STARTED AGOFUNDME RAISING700 -DOLLARS ANDBOUGHT 100 BURGERSFROM BURGER IM ONHERTEL AVENUE.NATS THANK YOU SOMUCHSOT"THEY NEED TO BEREPLENISHED, THEYNEED SOMETHING OFSUBSTANCE BECAUSETHEY ARE BURNING SOMANY CALORIESDOING THEIR WORK."ALI SAYS HE KEPTSEEING PICTURES OFNURSES LOOKINGEXHAUSTED ANDTHOUGHT PROVIDINGA MEAL WAS THELEAST HE COULD DO.SOT"EVERYONE SHOULDDONATE THEIR TIMEAND MONEY TO HELPTHOSE WHO ARESUPPORTING US"HE'S NOT DONE YET--HE'S STILL RAISINGMONEY TO DONATEFOOD TO NURSES ATSISTER'S CHARITYHOSPITAL.

AND HE HASSTARTED HIS OWNWEBSITE CALLEDYOUTHEMPOWERMENTPLATFORM TOENCOURAGE OTHERKIDS TO DOCOMMUNITY SERVICEPROJECTS.

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