Illinois hospital worker donates toys to sick children

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Jessie Tendayi is a food service aide at Chicago's Trinity Hospital, WGN reported. She said she spent $5,000 on 1,000 toys this year for children at Advocate Children's Hospital. In 2009, the first year she began spreading Christmas cheer to youngsters, she bought 100 toys.

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