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Kids · July 7, 2026

11-year-old raises $15,000 for children's hospital

Eleven-year-old Sana Ali sold hand-painted bookmarks from a folding table on her lawn. Ten months later she wrote her hospital a very large check.

By Hiro Tanaka · Toronto Star · 3 min read

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