"Maybe you don't think that donating a buck-fifty and throwing it on the ceiling would make any difference at all, but it really does add up," says Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub owner Lucille McAleese.

For decades, Kells patrons have tossed bills and coins into the air and they adhered to the ceiling of the pub. Each year, before St. Patrick's Day, those donations are scraped from the ceiling.

Those small donations really add up. A typical year's haul from the ceiling is around $7,000 and Kells owners Gerard and Lucille McAleese match those funds, which are used for therapies and programs for medically fragile children at Providence Child Center.

In the 22 years of the donation program, over $220,000 has been donated.

This year's donation will be even bigger--Kells has partnered with Providence Federal Credit Union, which will match the funds up to $15,000.

Lucille says their passion for this charity stems "because we love the children and we want to support the Child Center," she says. "It's a blessing for the families and the children."

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