It's telethon morning excited to be here at Penn State Children's Hospital for telethon
for the first time can't help but think about all the families who are waking up
this morning hoping for a miracle that's why we're here today
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For the first time ever we are here inside the hospital so the miracles are happening right above us
She loves working with the kids and just helping them feel more comfortable while they're here at the hospital and she's a morning person
so she's awake this morning and ready to go
hello
came outside to check out our chalk drawing pretty cool huh this is what people see
as they head into the hospital so Ron and Susan it's all about giving the gift of growing up
you know like I said in the last hit that we're going to meet some more kids who are being
treated here and who your donations will really be helping so made a new friend here
this is sammy right just so you know there's a lot of quick it's all quick right actually right here Lori
with help miracles can happen right now this is all about raising money for our Penn
State Children's Hospital and we are at the best place ever we're right in the
hospital that's right 33 years we've been doing this help well we've been
doing the telethon for 33 years and yet we have never done it from the
hospital now so you're watching a telethon first dollar for dollar any
money you donate this hour will be doubled will be matched by the Hershey
Company you can double your money Scarlett can you turn your back to the
camera I know we're not supposed to do that but look at how cute that is that's
her on the bed it's an amazing or work isn't it it is thank you for giving me
the gift of growing up exactly you know what these parents are going through upstairs
right now we've got a lot of families here at the hospital we're raising money
that helped actually your little girl - yeah that's right so I'm just humbled by
the thought of people donating money for things that you know equipment or just
pure knowledge of the staff here that can help you know a little one pound 12
ounce girl turn into a happy healthy six-year-old you're 11 years old now
what are some of the things you like to do I like to play soccer - oh great - I like
to have Nerf wars
nerf wars are you really good at that and I like to play video games nice that
sounds like fun so nerf wars the sisters here does he take you guys out with the
nerf guns and stuff is that I love this whole thing last time I talked with you
your favorite movie and you're really into it was Grease
yeah and do you call yourself a certain name involving Grease yeah what's that
Caden Grease
yeah Caden Grease right yeah yeah I like that a lot
how cool is that oh sandy of course yeah
if you can find your pocket $20 $20 and who's on the $20 bill
Andrew Jackson go figure Jack and Jack and here's the White
House and he said the funniest thing about this he said but this isn't for
you this is for the kids right you want to donate to the telethon
Leah was my miracle and there's Leah there we go four years old how are you
sweetie you doing well uh-huh all right give me an idea well
I'll ask you this first what do you want to be when you grow up an animal
doctor a veterinarian do you have a certain kind of animal you'd really like
to help um a dear well that's a good one all right
how cool does he look all right Collin you got to tell me who are you who you
dressed as Indiana Jones what did the man who swallowed some money say to the
x-ray technician what did the man who swallowed the money say to the x-ray technician
technician I have no idea do you see any change in me how special is that let's add
that to all the money we raise from 5 o'clock this morning and we're looking
at the numerical tally from those of you that called us so those of you donated
for the miracle matches we're over 300 we hit 300 thousand that was the goal
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