In a store filled with beautiful things including bracelets, necklaces and earrings, a picture of 2-year-old Hazel Altbaum shines the brightest.
On Saturday, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., the newly opened Kendra Scott Jewelry Store in Fashion Valley Mall will donate 20 percent of sales to the little girl’s family.
It's the store's touch of generosity to Hazel -- a stranger to them -- as she battles a rare form of cancer.
Doctors diagnosed Hazel with a rare form of cancer called Acute Myeloid Leukemia after a routine check-up revealed abnormal blood samples.
Fifteen months later, the toddler’s fight continues with intense treatment at Rady Children’s Hospital.
“We spend a lot of time figuring out who's doing the school drop-offs, who's doing the hospital visits, which are very frequent, and when there's the in-patient stays we call on family and friends to help out," said Tim Altbaum, Hazel’s dad.
Altbaum and his wife said they were shocked when managers of the jewelry store approached them with the fundraising idea.
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It’s just one example of how their daughter’s fight against cancer, although awful, has also revealed unknown kindness.
“There's millions of people just willing to give anything they can to help someone or a family in need without any motivation, without any connection, just out of the kindness of their hearts because they're human beings just like us," said Altbaum.
The store’s managers say they’ll also take phone orders during Saturday’s event and apply them towards the family’s fundraiser.
