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Safyre Shares Christmas Cheer

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published December 24, 2015 at 3:18 PM EST

The outpouring of good will and gifts bestowed on a little girl disfigured by a fire that killed her family is now brightening the Christmas of many other children with their own hardships.

Safyre Terry, the 8-year-old Rotterdam girl whose simple wish for a few holiday cards went viral on facebook (and resulted in truckloads of cards and gifts from around the world), is passing out gifts to other children over the holidays. Her Aunt tells CBS news they'll also take gifts to Boston's Shriners Hospital, where Safyre receives ongoing treatment.

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Dave Lucas

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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