Mary Ann Hughes of Harrisville said she was the "festive one" during a gift-wrapping session for Operation Foster Smiles at the Harrisville fire hall.

HARRISVILLE — A group of 25 volunteers gathered Saturday morning in the Harrisville Volunteer Fire Company fire hall, 313 E. Mercer St., to bring some Christmas cheer to otherwise forgotten teens.

The children and adults were wrapping presents for older foster children as part of Operation Foster Smiles which sends boxes of individually wrapped gifts to 20 boys and 20 girls via the Mercer County Children's Aid Society.

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