Gifts, cards pour in from around the world for Kamloops girl’s birthday
KAMLOOPS — Surrounded by gift wrap and brightly coloured cards and envelopes, Charlie is beaming. It’s her sixth birthday, a celebration she was supposed to be sharing with family from the U.S.
“We would either go down to Idaho or her aunt and family would come up from Idaho to help celebrate the birthday,” said Charlie’s grandfather Ray Manning.
With the borders closed due to COVID-19, an in-person reunion with family was not possible. But, Charlie’s aunt, Rebecca Hochberg, was determined to do something special for her niece.