Children confined to hospital rooms were given a few early gifts Wednesday from the Boyd County Livestock Club.
About a dozen members of the club delivered gift bags to children at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital and King's Daughters Medical Center on Christmas Eve morning.
Chase McGlone, a member of the club, came up with the idea after friends from the club visited him over Halloween while he recovered from surgery.
To read the story of how the idea came about, see the story link at right.
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