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Kids in hospice take magical trip to North Pole

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Northern VirginiaDecember 3, 2023 10:47 am

Kids in hospice take magical trip to North Pole

Every year, knowing how much the holiday magic means, Alexandria’s Children’s Hospice International brings children and families on a “fantasy flight” to the North Pole from Dulles. The kids get to experience some extra holiday wonder, and a flight unlike any other. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

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