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East Tennessee Children's Hospital receives truckful of stuffed animals

The hospital has enough stuffed animals to give one to every child coming in for surgery!
Credit: East Tennessee Children's Hospital

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — This holiday season, East Tennessee Children's Hospital got a big gift. 

On Thursday, the hospital posted a picture of the special delivery to Facebook. During the holidays, PetSmart asks regional customers if they'd like to buy a stuffed animal for East Tennessee Children's Hospital.

"We will be able to give one to every child coming in for surgery throughout the year," the post read.

During the Christmas holiday PetSmart invites customers to buy a stu... ffed animal that can be donated to East Tennessee Children's Hospital. Tuesday was the day when they brought a 26-foot box truck full of stuffed animals! We will be able to give one to every child coming in for surgery throughout the year.

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Apparently, the delivery arrived on a 26-foot truck stuffed (no pun intended) with the toys. Most standard 26-foot trucks can hold more than 1,500 square feet of items. That's a lot of stuffed animals!

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