Mass. National Guard delivers holiday cheer to Boston Children’s Hospital [Video]

TAKES US THERE. FOR THEIR JINGLE BELLS SPREADING HOLIDAY CHEER ON AN OTHERWISE GLOOMY MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MARCHED ONTO THE CAMPUS OF BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL TO DELIVER AN ENORMOUS GIFT. THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR FAVORITE DAYS OF THE YEAR. YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT’S RAINING, SNOWING, SUNSHINE, $10,469, DELIVERING A GIANT CHECK FOR MORE THAN $10,000. PART OF THE 164TH TRANSPORTATION BATTALION’S ANNUAL TOY DRIVE. IT’S GOING TO BE SUPPORTING. SANTA VISITS, GINGERBREAD MAKING, HOLIDAY PROGRAMING, AND IT’S ALSO GOING TO PROVIDE GIFTS FOR EACH PATIENT. THE TOY TRUCK, WHICH HAS TRANSITIONED FROM PHYSICAL TOYS TO MONETARY DONATIONS, IS NOW IN ITS 14TH YEAR. BEING AWAY FROM HOME, ESPECIALLY FOR THE HOLIDAYS, SOMETHING THESE SOLDIERS KNOW ALL ABOUT. WHEN WE STARTED THIS MARCH, WE HAD JUST RETURNED. THE FIRST YEAR WE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM OVERSEAS IN KUWAIT AND IRAQ, AND AND IT WAS SOMETHING …