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Clifford the Big Red Dog and its creator visit kids at Children's

 

Young patients at Children’s Hospital Boston got a big ­ and red ­ surprise when Clifford the Big Red Dog visited them March 1, along with the author of the Clifford book series, Norman Bridwell. In a rare public appearance, Bridwell, 76, from Edgartown, Mass., spoke to the audience and read one of his books to the children and handed out free, autographed copies of his classic tale.

The event celebrated a $500,000 gift from Kohl’s Department Stores, which raises funds for children’s hospitals across the country through it’s Kohl’s Cares for Kids program. To help support the program, Kohl’s stores in Massachusetts will sell books from the Clifford the Big Red Dog series, as well as plush characters from the book. Each item will be sold for $5 with 100 percent of the net profits from the Massachusetts stores’ sales going to Children’s Hospital Boston.

 


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