Teddy Bear
Teddy Bear
Every child deserves a teddy bear to squeeze when the world gets too painful, lonely or sad. Bears are there to watch over them when the dark is too sinister, they need a best friend or their lives become unstable. There are many charities out there and they are all working toward the same goal, to put an teddy bear into the arms of a deserving child.
Vermont Teddy Bear Company started the great hero, Little Hero Program in September of 2002, give children around the country a teddy bear to hug when they need it most. Over 11 million children are transported by emergency services each year. Vermont Teddy Bear Company and outside donations, provide specially designed, 13 "teddy bears to emergency services provided to professionals across the country free. Interested parties may participate in this charity by purchasing one of the door made specifically. For every bear bought, The Vermont Teddy Bear Company will donate two bears to an emergency service station in need. These bears are also given to lonely seniors.
Hospital of the Interior in Maine, was donated 600 teddy bears to give to children coming in for tests, illness, trauma or other patients. Thorndike Press, located just down the road from Inland Hospital, was able to buy the bears with money from a silent auction, bake sales and other activities. The decision for Thorndike to donate bears was reached after a younger sister of an employee was given a bear when she had to go to the hospital.
You may want to start a charity drive teddy bears in your community to help put a teddy bear into the arms of every child.
The first step is to recruit others of like mind, to help you. Let's face it, this great undertaking for one person. You may also want to get area schools and churches involved. Elementary students make great recruits, as a class (or school) can work together to make money to buy teddy bears. Churches want to get involved in charity, especially when it for children.
Get together with friends and plan some money making activities. A bowl-a-thon, walk-a-thon, spaghetti dinner, pancake breakfast, bake sale, auction, bazaar or street carnival are all excellent ways to raise funds for your teddy bear. You and your group will need to set a time limit on donations and funds raised. For example, you may want to have enough money to purchase teddy bears for Christmas. You must also decide before you start, you can distribute the bears.
While you are looking for to raise the money, you should look around to find the best place to buy the teddy bears when the money is collected. It is a very rewarding experience to give a teddy bear to a child. The look on their faces when they see the teddy bears, cuddly soft, worth ten times more effort it takes to get the bear. The first time you see a child catch the toy and tight Hug It will be one of the happiest of your life.
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