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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)- Every Holiday season, Our Christmas Elf, Kenny Lopez surprises folks in our community with random acts of kindness.

Today on Day one of “Kenny’s Days of Giving”, he spreads some pipin’ hot cheer with the help of Mellow Mushroom in Metairie.

Mellow Mushroom donated three large pizzas to give to firefighters from the New Orleans Fire Department at fire station #1 on Magazine street.

“We’re helping firefighters because of their constant selfless actions.  We’re happy to give back to them because many times they can’t enjoy a hot meal because they might be called out to a fire, and then their meal gets cold,”  Billy Maisano, Operations Manager of Mellow Mushroom said.

Mellow Mushroom is also showing their generosity all day long by donating 15% of their proceeds to help Steven & Taylor Author (a local family recently coping with a cancer diagnosis).