2/18/17 Ben's Make-A-Wish Day by Chelsea Purgahn
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Ben Hall Hastings, 9, takes a bite of a french fry as Van High School cheerleaders stand behind him for a picture during lunch at Chick-Fil-A as part of a Make-A-Wish event for Ben in Tyler, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Ben's wish also involved a shopping spree at Game Stop and Best Buy. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Ben Hall Hastings, 9, right, reaches over to his brother Douglas, 10, during lunch at Chick-Fil-A as part of a Make-A-Wish event for Ben in Tyler, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Ben's wish also involved a shopping spree at Game Stop and Best Buy. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A Van High School cheerleader holds onto balloons as the wind blows during lunch at Chick-Fil-A as part of a Make-A-Wish event for Ben Hall Hastings, 9, in Tyler, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Ben's wish also involved a shopping spree at Game Stop and Best Buy. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Douglas Hall Hastings, 10, left, chats with Chick-Fil-A employee Marcy Myers and Douglas' brother Ben, 9, during lunch at Chick-Fil-A as part of a Make-A-Wish event for Ben in Tyler, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Ben's wish also involved a shopping spree at Game Stop and Best Buy. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Douglas Hall Hastings, 10, glances over at his new Chick-Fil-A cow during lunch at Chick-Fil-A as part of a Make-A-Wish event for Ben in Tyler, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Ben's wish also involved a shopping spree at Game Stop and Best Buy. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Ben Hall Hastings, 9, poses for a picture with Van High School cheerleaders and others during lunch at Chick-Fil-A as part of a Make-A-Wish event for Ben in Tyler, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Ben's wish also involved a shopping spree at Game Stop and Best Buy. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A lunch at Chick-Fil-A as part of a Make-A-Wish event for Ben Hall Hastings, 9, in Tyler, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Ben's wish also involved a shopping spree at Game Stop and Best Buy. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Tyler police officer Kerri Long chats with Ben Hall Hastings, 9, as Ben boards his shuttle after lunch at Chick-Fil-A as part of a Make-A-Wish event for Ben in Tyler, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Ben's wish also involved a shopping spree at Game Stop and Best Buy. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)