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8-year-old Charlotte girl sells baked goods to buy blankets for homeless

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An 8-year-old girl is on a mission to help the homeless in our community with a simple gift -- a blanket.

Nahla ElBate-Fuentes told Channel 9 seeing the homeless in Charlotte made her sad, so she wanted to do something to help keep them warm this winter.

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She decided to start selling baked treats and asked her mom to help her create a GoFundMe account so she can raise money to buy blankets.

"I have all this stuff and I'm staying healthy and I have what I need to be able to survive, and I don't think most of the homeless will survive the winter because it's been really cold," she said.

Her goal is to raise $100 to buy 10 to 15 blankets.

Help Nahla raise money here.