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 USA Cycling Endurance Mountain Bike National Championships looking for more volunteers Gene Marrano July 6, 2026 Ain’t Misbehavin’ – a musical revue – celebrates the life of jazz legend “Fats” Waller at Dumas Theatre Gene Marrano July 6, 2026 Vinton teen dies following crash on I-81 Web Staff July 6, 2026