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Restaurant staff cancels holiday party, gives funds to coworker adopting a baby

First Watch staff donated holiday party funds to help coworker Norman Vales cover costly international adoption expenses for a child from Honduras, raising over $3,400 so far.

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The holiday spirit is alive and well at one restaurant in Naples, Florida. In a TikTok video posted by First Watch employee Heidi Paniagua, general manager Brandon Newton calls a staff meeting to announce the cancellation of their holiday party — but for a very heartwarming reason. “So, something came to light,” Newton says as employee Norman Vales hops into frame and makes a comically chipper pose. “We are unable to have a holiday party this ye…

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NBC San Diego broke the news in San Diego, United States on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.
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