ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) — For many children, going to the hospital can be a scary experience. On Monday, September 8, Watkins Glen International and The NASCAR Foundation donated to one local hospital to help comfort pediatric patients.

"Just letting them know that there's somebody here all the time for them," said WGI President Dawn Burlew. "The hospital is super busy. We have a super busy community, and this is one way where we can help the staffing out with the little things they may need for their patients to make their day a little brighter."

Forty boxes of teddy bears, coloring books, and other toys were donated to the Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira as part of The NASCAR Foundation's Speedy Bear Brigade. Burlew also presented a $10,000 check to the hospital. She said it means a

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