It wasn't a typical morning at Children's
Medical Center of Dallas, after all,
how often is it that you awaken to find a
purple dinosaur waving at you?
This is Barney, the star of the hit
children's video Barney on the backyard
game.
Today, it was Barney in the hospital
getting some of these children will spend
Christmas in the hospital.
Barney is on a mission to bring Christmas
to them. He's visiting four hospitals
in Dallas and Fort Worth.
He loves kids all over the world, sees
a lot of kids because he goes nationwide
from place to place, from store to store.
But hospitals are his favorite and
he loves that.
Barney has received several awards for
his efforts, both on and off screen.
His supporting cast includes hundreds of
children who created gifts for Barney to
deliver.
Did you see some children who weren't
smiling, who started to smile?
That's what it's all about.
And having special events like Barney
and all of the other community events
that are donated to us really brighten
the spirits.
Barney will be at John Peter Smith
Hospital in Fort Worth tomorrow and at
Cook Fort Worth Medical Center on Friday.
No reindeer, no long white beard,
no jingle bells, but smiles.
Proof that a purple dinosaur who loves
peanut butter can carry the spirit of
Christmas.
Larry Mullins, Texas News Bob.