BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Taking a crisis and responding with kindness — that’s the mission behind the nonprofit Helping One Woman (HOW). This month, that “one woman” is actually a 12-year-old girl, Adriana Padilla, who is currently battling leukemia.

Each month, HOW hosts a community dinner to rally support for someone who’s experienced what organizers call an “irreplaceable loss.”

“Cancer really is an ugly monster. It really just turns your life upside down,” said former recipient Brenda Corona, who attended this month’s dinner.

Corona, who once received help from HOW during her own cancer battle, returned to support this month’s honoree — Ruby Padilla, whose daughter Adriana was nominated after her friend attended a previous dinner. It’s a tradition that continues spreading kindne

See Full Page