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Magic Happens Foundation over the weekend became a supporter of the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s (TRA) Teddy Bear Gift Program. Levittown, NY (PRWEB) October 05, 2012 Magic Happens Foundation over the weekend became a supporter of the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s (TRA) Teddy Bear Gift Program. Terry Brown, Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association says, "Being alone in a hospital attached to machines and tubes is scary to a child. This holiday season a...
NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) has teamed up with Vermont Teddy Bear to connect three beary-worthy travelers with loved ones this Valentine's Day. Today, the lucky contest winners will travel on JetBlue's love birds from New York's John F. Kennedy, Boston's Logan and Long Beach, Calif. airports to surprise their Valentines in Seattle, Raleigh/Durham, Denver, and Washington D.C., each with one large and cuddly wingman in tow: a four-and one...
NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Two childhood friends partnered with Operation Smile this holiday season to launch the "Zachary, Luke or Griffin" Teddy Bears, found exclusively on Operation Smile's Facebook Giving Catalog at www.operationsmile.org/fbcatalog and through the Operation Smile Web site at www.operationsmile.org/bears. These special bears are named after Lisa Lori's three sons, all born with facial paralysis. After enduring years of surgeries to give her own children...
Children have played with dolls, teddy bears and stuffed toys for generations. A new breed of digital alternatives are winning the hearts and minds of children. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 09, 2011 Before they even learn to walk, children are now swiping and tapping their way across the entire catalogue of kids apps. From virtual tea parties to simulated phone calls with animals, the latest apps are shifting imaginative play from the toy box to the App Store. With its most recent update on...
More than 1,000 charities join The Giving Effect seeking your unwanted gifts. Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB) November 22, 2010 Bears on Patrol, a Carrollton, GA, nonprofit, collects stuffed animals for police officers to give to children in crisis situations. They are one of more than 1,000 cause-based organizations registered on The Giving Effect (http://www.thegivingeffect.com) that are hoping to connect with new donors this holiday season. Blake Raab, Executive Director of Bears on Patrol, says...
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank's Salem Battle Creek employees are hoping to collect hundreds of Teddy Bears for children hospitalized at the Salem Hospital Pediatric Wing and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Customers and the community can donate Teddy Bears at the branch, 5686 Commercial St. SE, Suite 110 on week days from now until December 23rd. Andrea Bell, RN BSN CPN, Nurse Manager of Pediatrics at Salem Hospital said, "The hospital is in desperate need of...
CHICAGO, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Airlines and the American Cancer Society® are teaming up for the third consecutive year, inviting individuals around the country to bring bear hugs and smiles to children undergoing cancer treatment. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091112/CG10423) Holden Hugyou - a huggable, limited-edition 14-inch Gund® teddy bear designed for this special initiative - is making his debut as United and the American Cancer Society reach...
By ALLISON BOURG Staff Writer Elementary students in Anne Arundel might help set a new record in reading as part of a nationwide program designed to promote childhood literacy. Read for the Record - an annual campaign designed to break the world record for the number of adults and children reading the same book on the same day - is appealing to young children for a variety of reasons, area reading teachers say. "Primary children love big numbers," Mary Ellen Mulvany, reading teacher at...
By Loretta Sword, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Jul. 10--Teddy bears aren't just for cuddling. They make good teachers (and hospital patients), too. That's the theory behind Parkview Medical Center's annual Teddy Bear Clinic, set this year from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 2 at Pueblo Mall. Children are invited to bring their favorite teddy bear (any stuffed buddy will do) to the free event, which is intended to educate youngsters about safety and injury prevention. Their stuffed pals will...
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH The end of the school year is upon us, and Beterem - the National Center for Child Safety and Health - is worried about accidents among children and teenagers. It and the Health Ministry have launched an information campaign to raise awareness among parents and children, as the summer months invariably mean a rise in injury and deaths in this age group from road accidents, choking, poisoning, falls, drownings and other incidents. In 2007, a total of 121...
