RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A Henrico woman is being celebrated and honored nationally for her hard work and efforts to raise money for Dt. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Maria Budnick has been coordinating events to raise money for children at St. Jude for years, and now that she has the prestigious and amazing honor.

It’s only motivating her to keep going.

Maria Budnick and her husband, Dave, have been longtime contributors and supporters of St. Jude.

But one night, she saw a St. Jude commercial that brought her to tears. In that moment, she said, “We have to do more.”

That’s when she got the idea to do bake sales.

“All of it is homemade, and the main thing is that it’s for a great cause. How can we not help the kids? It could be your kids, your kids or your kid. You never know who

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