To spread holiday spirit, National Grid employees decorated utility trucks and brought cookies and hot chocolate to the families at the Ronald McDonald House.

"It's important to a lot of us here at National Grid," said Joe Barbuti, an Electric Operations Manager with National Grid. "We have a lot of close personal ties to Albany Medical Center and the Ronald McDonald House. They've helped multiple employees through tough times in the past and we like to give back in every way we can."

The crews volunteered to decorate five trucks after their shifts at work.

After visiting with families at the Ronald McDonald House, the crews visited Albany Medical Center where patients were able to watch the lighted trucks go by.

"I just hope it lightens them up," said Barbuti. "I just hope they're they go to bed with a smile on their face tonight because they have more treatment tonight or more treatment tomorrow. I just hope it's a it's a break for the families, a break for the patients, and they're able to have a little bit of Christmas cheer."