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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 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL TO DELIVER AN ENORMOUS GIFT. THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR FAVORITE DAYS OF THE YEAR. YOU KNOW, WHETHER ITS RAINING, SNOWING, SUNSHINE, $10,469, DELIVERING A GIANT CHECK FOR MORE THAN $10,000. PART OF THE 164TH TRANSPORTATION BATTALIONS ANNUAL TOY DRIVE. ITS GOING TO BE SUPPORTING. SANTA VISITS, GINGERBREAD MAKING, HOLIDAY PROGRAMING, AND ITS 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 THAT WE KNEW, YOU KNOW, WE FELT GREAT ABOUT IT. WORDS CANT DESCRIBE WHAT IT MEANS TO THESE FAMILIES, WHETHER THEYRE HERE FOR A DAY OR WHETHER THEYRE HERE FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS. SPENDING THE TIME AND THE SPENDING THE HOLIDAYS HERE IN THE HOSPITAL IS CHALLENGING. THIS YEAR, THANKS TO THE SOLDIER SERVICE AND GENEROSITY, PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE GIFTED WITH HOPE AND SPIRIT TO GET THEM THROUGH WHATEVER CHALLENGES THEYRE FACING, WHETHER THEYRE SERVING THEIR NATION, WHETHER WERE SERVING OUR COMMONWEALTH AT A TIME OF OF NEED IN AN EMERGENCY, OR IN THIS CASE, WHETHER WERE WERE REALLY COMING TOGETHER FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE HERE IN THE HOSPITAL, IT MEANS A LOT TO US BECAUSE WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE GROUP HAS RAISED MORE THAN $10,000. THEYRE AIMING FOR AN EVEN BIGGER NUMBER NEXT