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Ruby Kate and her mom were also approved to adopt a facility cat.

\"The residents cried when we told them Monday,\" Chitsey said. \"We are buying music programs. We are directly impacting lives every single day with one goal: to bring them joy.\"

Ruby Kate created a Facebook page for her new project titled, \"Three Wishes for Ruby's Residents.\" She also has an AmazonSmile list to fulfill the wishes of her friends from the nursing homes.

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Beth Crenshaw Photography
PHOTO: Ruby Kate Chitsey, 11, grants wishes of nursing home residents at five long term care centers in three counties in and around Harrison, Arkansas.
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Last week, Ruby Kate was named \"GoFundMe kid hero of the month\" due to her efforts helping nursing home residents. The mother-daughter pair plan to take the project to a national level next.

\"This is her hobby. This is where and how she has developed her own self-esteem and self-worth,\" Chitsey said of her daughter. \"Ruby rises by lifting others. It’s been food for her soul and mine, too. Often we have said, the two of us have gotten more out of this project spiritually than the patients. They’ve moved us.\"

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