Bear Hugs With Love Holds Drive for 20,000 of Hurricane's Littlest Victims: Opportunity to Get Children Involved In Giving.HOUSTON -- Bear Hugs With Love, a national teddy bear and stuffed animal
A stuffed animal is toy animal stuffed with straw, beans, cotton or other similar materials. Some stuffed animals are very old – home made cloth dolls stuffed with straw go back to at least the drive for the littlest victims of Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , needs help in Texas and Louisiana with a teddy bear drive for 20,000 of the hurricane's smallest victims. The drive is a way to get the whole family involved in giving to the victims. "The smallest victims of the hurricane do not know what tomorrow will hold," said Kelly Swords, co-founder of Bear Hugs With Love. "They are in an unfamiliar city, and some have started new schools where they know no one. They have nothing to cling to Verb 1. cling to - hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared" hold close, hold tight, clutch hold, take hold - have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of , no worldly possessions and they miss their homes, their old life, and their friends. A teddy bear is a new friend, a security object, and a sign of hope to come." The national drive began soon after the hurricane hit, and so far more than 600 teddy bears have been collected and donated to young victims--mostly in the Memphis area. People from 15 states across the country have helped out in various ways, but according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Swords, Texas and Louisiana, is where help is needed most. People can help by donating new teddy bears or stuffed animals, or by organizing smaller drives or drop-off locations at their place of business, schools, churches, or home. Boxes and pick-up will be provided if needed. "Our hope is that these teddy bears will help make little victims of the hurricane feel safe and loved at night through these trying times in the months ahead," said Swords. A current drop-off location in Houston is at Excalibur Exhibits, located at 7120 Brittmore, Ste. 430, 77041. For more information, please visit www.bearhugswithlove.com. Bear Hugs With Love, a teddy bear and stuffed animal drive created and spearheaded by lawyer Natasha Nassar and friend Kelly Swords. The project spans Memphis, Tennessee For the ancient Egyptian capital, see . Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff just below the mouth of the Wolf River. , and Houston, San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , Dallas, Austin, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana For the Canadian restaurant, see . Baton Rouge (from the French bâton rouge), pronounced /ˈbætn ˈɹuːʒ/ in English, and . The organization hopes to raise 20,000 stuffed animals total for the little victims to make them feel safe and loved at night through these trying times in the months ahead. |
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