PHOENIX — Thousands of people lined up outside Phoenix Children’s Hospital on Saturday evening, candles in hand, for one powerful purpose: to let sick children and their families know they are not alone this Christmas.
The 13th annual Ignite Hope event brought together families, hospital staff, therapy dogs and strangers — many with some sort of connection to PCH.
The evening began with a one-mile candlelight walk from North High School to the hospital. Thomas Road was shut down as participants made their way through the neighborhood, bells ringing…