Give a Bear, Get a Bear!

Posted by Gabe on March 29, 2010 under Kids are Heroes | Be the First to Comment

You may recall we hosted a Give a Day, Get a Day event recently at Boyd’s Bear Country in Gettysburg, PA. This was so successful we are doing it again on Saturday, April 10, 2010. But hold on, Disney has already reached their quota of 1 million free vouchers for their theme parks due to the success of this program. What that means is that if you had signed up prior to the time they reached the 1 million volunteers, you are safe and can still participate. But no more new people can sign up.

The generous folks at Boyd’s Bear Country wanted to do a bit more so they came up with the “Give a Bear, Get a Bear” program that will coincide on the same day. Purchase two bears, with clothing, at a discounted rate of $25.00 each, and one is yours to keep! The other one will be donated to one of four recipients (your choice). Kids at: Children’s Medical Center in Washington DC., John’s Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore MD, The Nyaka School for Orphans in Uganda or Bears On Patrol. Your child will stuff and dress the donated bear and then move over to the craft room where he/she can then write a personal note and draw pictures for the child who will benefit from it. The folks at Boyd’s Bears will even ship it for you to its final destination at no extra cost! This is such a heartwarming event you will not want to miss it! And you will be teaching your kids about giving at the same time!!

We recommend your child having a “bear drive” to pay for the donated bear(s). This really helps to instill meaning to the donation. If your child raises enough funds to buy four or more bears to be donated, then we will gladly feature him or her on the Kids Are Heroes web site!

After that day that we hosted the last event, I remember going home filled with so much positive energy. I got it all from the kids. They paid so much close attention to the details of how they made the bears and they wrote such heartfelt messages to the kids who would receive them that it was truly inspiring.

So if you would like to join us, please use the sign-up sheet to reserve a spot! Hope to see you then!