Carilion asking for help in making the Holidays brighter for inpatient children and teens Gene Marrano December 9, 2025 1 minute read The last place any child wants to be for the Christmas Holidays is in a hospital. Now two units for Carilion Clinic want to make the holiday brighter for those young patients who won’t be home on December 25, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Delegate Rasoul Announces Preparations to Form Exploratory Committee for CongressNext: The Nutcracker, Shakespeare, Best Christmas Pageant ever … and RSO’s Holiday Brass all this weekend Related Stories Its back again this weekend – the 68th annual Sidewalk Art Show Gene Marrano May 27, 2026 Sidewalk Art Sale, VA 250 play at Attic Productions, VMT’s rockabilly Gene Marrano May 27, 2026 Griffith cites Roanoke Valley ALS deaths in push to renew federal research funding Ian Price May 27, 2026