The reason we wish to be children again is because of their innocence and freedom of any blame. That is why it always hurts us when they are hurt, sick or afraid. We feel much better when we are able to soothe them and make the pain go away. However, there are times when even our devout love can do nothing to help the pain and heartache a child may be feeling. Sometimes a child must undergo tests or have an operation at the hospital. We as parents are not allowed to be with our child while these necessary procedures are being performed. As much as we do, our child will often feel afraid, alone and abandoned.

Unlike us, for children a simple stuffed teddy can make whole he difference in the world. It has been proven time, and again, the act of giving the child a teddy bear to hold and cuddle takes a good measure of these feelings away. For children who don’t have their own teddies there are several groups who give teddy bears to hospitals so they can be given to sick and frightened children.

One such organization is Good Bears of the World. It is a non-profit organization which gives teddy bears to children of all ages. Then love, and comfort make all the difference in the world. Last year alone, Good Bears of the world gave out 20,000 teddy bears to victims of tornados, floods, hurricanes, and domestic violence. Among these 20,000 stuffed toys many were also given to sick, underprivileged, and injured children. It may surprise You but this list also includes lonely senior citizens. The teddy bears are also given to policemen, firemen, psychologists, emergency workers, and grief counselors who have discovered the healing power the bears have on victims of trauma. “Good bears” as a true non-profit organization is responsible for giving bears to the survivors of 9-11, the Oklahoma bombing, and the crash of TWA flight 800. If you would like to help children in need and contribute to Good Bears of the World, the address is:

Good Bears of the World
P.O. Box 13097
Toledo, OH 43613

Another such organization is “The Vermont Teddy Bear Company”. They have a Big Hero, Little Hero program. The mission of this program is to make sure every child has a Teddy Bear to hug when he or she needs one the most. The Vermont Teddy bear company and donations make it possible to give teddy bears to police departments, fire houses, rescue personnel and grief counselors so they may distribute them to children in need. The donated bears are 13 inch and for every specially designed teddy bear bought through VTBC, 2 bears will be given to help a child in need.

Other organizations have also given teddy bears to children.

As I already wrote before but it’s worth mentioning again about The Thorndike Press in Maine. They donated 600 teddy bears to the Inland hospital which is based just down the road from them. These teddy bears were given to children who are sick, hurt, or frightened. The company collected money for bears by holding silent auctions, doing bake sales, and hosting a drawing, among other activities. Thorndike Press decided to give the bears to Inland Hospital because of the sister of an employee. The child was in the hospital and given a bear to hold before having a treatment to everyone’s surprise after the treatment the unconscious child was still clutching the bear tightly. From then Thorndike Press gives a charitable donation every year.

children and teddy bears, donate teddy bears, teddy bear donations, teddy bear gift

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 at 1:49 pm and is filed under Teddy Bears. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.