Wonderland Cookie Dough raising money to donate treats to healthcare workers

Wonderland Cookie Dough of Southwest Florida is holding a fundraiser to donate treats to healthcare workers at Lee Health and NCH Hospitals.

RESEARCHERS ARE HOPEFUL WHENBEACHES OPEN BACK UP... PEOPLEWILL RESPECT THE NESTING.WE’VE TALKED SO MUCH ABOUT SMALLBUSINESSES SUFFERING DURING THISPANDEMIC, AND HAVING TO ADAPT TOSURVIVE.

BUT THIS MORNING’S’WE’RE OPEN’ STORY IS A LITTLEDIFFERENT.

THE OWNERS OF A LOCALCOOKIE DOUGH FOOD TRUCK SAY,DURING THIS TIME OF ’SOCIALDISTANCING’ AND THE ’SAFER ATHOME ORDER,’ THEY’VE ACTUALLYBEEN DOING *MORE EVENTS.

SO THEYWANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE PEOPLEON THE FRONTLINES OF THISPANDEMIC.:35-:411:56-2:01SINCE OPENING LAST SUMMER, THEFOLKS BEHIND WONDERLAND COOKIEDOUGH SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAVEBEEN BUSY, BUSY, BUSY.<JEFF SMITH "since day one wehaven’t stopped.

We’ve done over150 events so far" 4 secJEFF SMITH AND HIS FIANCE ASHLEYGRAY SAY, DESPITE THE GLOBALCORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC...JEFF SMITH "we really haven’tstopped.

We’re doing morecommunity events.

We bring thefood truck in and then sell outevery single Saturday.

Whaven’t noticed any decline withanything.

We’re still doingfour, 4-5 events every week" secLISA/JEFF "what has it been likefor you guys during thispandemic to kind of have toadjust things and maybe dothings a little bitdifferently?" "we practicesocial distancing.

I’ve got theorange Spray paint━ stuffthat’s good, OK━ and we sprayit every six feet." 15 SECJEFF AND ASHLEY SAY BECAUSETHEY’VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUETHEIR BUSINESS DURING THISPANDEMIC, THEY WANT TO DO THEIRPART TO GIVE BACK.JEFF SMITH "she’s a registerednurse down at NCH, and she’sbeen working with COVID patientsand possible COVID patients forawhile now, and I see all thestress is having on her.

And notjust on her, but her fellostaff members.

And I said youknow what?

Let’s give back somecookie dough" 16 secTHEY’RE DONATING 250 CUPS OFCOOKIE DOUGH THEMSELVES.

ANDTHEY’RE ALSO TURNING TO YOU.JEFF SMITH "we’re going to giveone 3 ounce cup just like thisfor a dollar.

We sell this forfour bucks.

So I figured adollar a cup, we break even.We’re not here to make any moneyoff of this" 10 secSO ONE DOLLAR FROM YOU, MEANSONE CUP OF COOKIE DOUGH FOR AHEALTHCARE WORKER.

PLUS --" we had a friend of ours makethese canvases.

They are thesuperheroes right now.

So we’vegot 12 of them.

So I did themath and were gonna do 2 down inNaples, and two each for LeeMemorial hospitals.

One for theER and one for the covid unitfloors" 14 secSO FAR, THEY’VE GOTTEN MORE THAN250-DOLLARS IN DONATIONS.JEFF SMITH "We would love tohelp everybody.

Right now we’refocusing on the ER or ED as theysay, and the COVID floors forall five Lee Memorial and NCHdown in Naples.

The twohospitals." 11 secASHLEY SAYS AS A NURSE HERSELF,SHE KNOWS HOW STRESSEDHEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE RIGHTNOW.ASHLEY GRAY "You have to thinkabout the patients, they don’tget to see their families, theydon’t get to have anybody withthem.

And then you are going inthere, possibly being exposed,but then you are their onlycommunication, and they canbarely even see your face.

Andthen when you come home, youhave to worry about how you’regoing to decontaminate beforeyou go in your house, beforeyou’re around anybody" 15 secSO JEFF SAYS DOING WHAT THEY CANTO MAKE THEM SMILE, IS A NOBRAINER.JEFF SMITH "i see what she goesthrough.

I hear stories.

Andshe’s one out of thousands allover the nation, the world, thatwe’re going through this.

Sothey deserve a treat" 12 secASHLEY SAYS SHE IS SO GRATEFULTO ALL OF THE BUSINESSES WHOHAVE DONATED FOOD AND OTHERTHINGS TO HEALTHCARE WORKERSDURING THIS TIM