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BY KAMERYN GRIESSER
All L4 Cares assistance is free, and nearly all of the outreach occurs through word-of-mouth.
The nonprot’s next goal is to open a camp for families and children with terminal illnesses.
Through Operation Superhero, L4 Cares sends characters such as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man to local children’s hospitals.
PHOTOS COURTESY L4 CARES
L4 Cares brings smiles to hospitalized children Kendra Cofer’s favorite day is Thursday. Nearly every Thursday for the last ve years, she’s visited the Dell Children’s Medical Center with a band of princesses and superheroes, determined to bring joy to children battling critical illness. Cofer is the founder and executive director of L4 Cares, a nonpro t based in Liberty Hill that helps senior citizens, military service members, people in crisis and children in need.
veterans nd housing; and assists people in crisis after the loss of a family member or property. The backstory In 2017, after working in the corporate world for over 30 years, Cofer was struck with the realization that she wanted to start a nonpro t to serve her local community. The name, L4 Cares, comes from the phrase “the least, the last, the lost and the lonely,” which Cofer said represents dierent segments of the commu- nity that often fall through the cracks. “When we started, we said we want to challenge people to pay attention to the needs of somebody around them,” Cofer said.
The specics Through Operation Superhero, the organization sends entertainers dressed as characters, such as Spider-Man, Elsa, Cinderella and Paw Patrol to local children’s hospitals to greet families, give toys, take photos, and share arts and crafts. Last year, L4 Cares saw 648 hospital patients and served over 3,200 people primarily in Travis, Burnet, Williamson and Bell counties, Cofer said. L4 Cares also facilitates nursing home visits for Elvis Presley and Neil Diamond impersonators; hosts welcome home parades for military service members; partners with grocers to donate items to the Veterans Association in Temple; helps homeless
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