Birthday Express.com Embraces New Partyware with Classic Appeal.Business Editors, Entertainment Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2001 Online Birthday Party Supply Company Welcomes Muffy VanderBear(R) and Raggedy Ann Raggedy Ann good-natured despite misadventures; doll with perpetual smile. [Children’s Lit.: Raggedy Ann Stories] See : Cheerfulness & Andy to its Family of Themed Party Supplies Birthday Express.com, a leading provider of party supplies and services, today announced the addition of Muffy VanderBear(R) and Raggedy Ann & Andy to its collection of themed partyware. The Muffy VanderBear(R) and Raggedy Ann & Andy product lines, which include such items as invitations, plates, cups, cake toppers, and centerpieces, are designed and distributed by Birthday Express and join the ranks of other creations such as Madeline, Rainbow Fish rainbow fish: see killifish. , and pat the bunny. "We are extremely excited to be offering these classic favorites," said Jan Jewell, Birthday Express.com founder and Co-CEO. "This is a direct expression of our commitment to offering the largest and best variety of birthday party supplies and services anywhere." The addition of these two well-loved characters advances the Birthday Express goal of helping busy parents celebrate the lives of their children by creating personalized birthday parties that are as unique as each child's wishes. Raggedy Ann was created by Johnny Gruelle in 1915 to amuse his daughter, Marcella, who was suffering from a long illness. Gruelle would tell her stories about an old rag doll he had found in the attic In the Attic can refer to:
The North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Bear Co., maker of Muffy VanderBear(R), was started in the early 1970s by Barbara Isenberg, a young mother who was studying ceramic and toy design. Her first creation was a soft toy soft toy n → juguete m de peluche soft toy n → jouet m en peluche soft toy soft n → Stofftier bear in a jogging suit, Albert the Running bear. Working with her brother, Paul Levy, they formed the company in 1978, and began putting out a line of costumed bears including Amelia Bearhart and Humphrey Beargart. In 1983, they released the VanderBear(R) family featuring the youngest daughter, Muffy(R). Muffy VanderBear(R) has become so popular that the company has started a Muffy VanderBear(R) Fan Club to give collectors more information about the character. Both characters are available as decorations on themed partyware at www.birthdayExpress.com, where Muffy VanderBear(R) dolls and accessories can also be purchased. About Birthday Express.com Birthday Express.com, the leading online destination for children's birthday party supplies and services, allows people to celebrate special events easily and affordably by offering fun, creative, professional party packages along with costumes, pinatas and craft activities in more than 130 themes. Founded in 1994 in Kirkland, Wash., the Company provides a one-stop shopping solution that reduces the amount of stress, time and effort involved in planning a child's birthday party. For more information, visit www.birthdayexpress.com. About United Media United Media (UM) is a fully-integrated, worldwide licensing and syndication company that focuses on building brand equity around a wide range of creative content through its two syndicates: United Feature Syndicate (UFS UFS Unix File System UFS Universal Fighting System (Sabertooth games) UFS United Feature Syndicate UFS Unite for Sight UFS Uncoated Free Sheet (paper grade) UFS Universal Frame System ) and Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA NEA abbr. 1. National Education Association 2. National Endowment for the Arts NEA (US) n abbr (= National Education Association) → Verband für das Erziehungswesen ), and licensing: United Media Licensing (UML (Unified Modeling Language) An object-oriented analysis and design language from the Object Management Group (OMG). Many design methodologies for describing object-oriented systems were developed in the late 1980s. ). UM licenses and/or syndicates a variety of properties including PEANUTS (www.snoopy Snoopy world’s most famous beagle. [Comics: “Peanuts” in Horn, 542] See : Dogs Snoopy imaginative dog. [Comics: “Peanuts” in Horn, 542–543] See : Illusion .com), DILBERT (www.dilbert.com), Raggedy Ann & Andy, Rainbow Fish, MIFFY mif·fy adj. mif·fi·er, mif·fi·est 1. Informal Easily offended; oversensitive. 2. Botany Difficult to raise except under perfect conditions. Used of certain plants. , Nancy & Sluggo, Get Fuzzy, Fido Dido, Snoopy By Everhart and Wallace & Gromit. United Media (www.comics.com) is an E.W. Scripps Company. |
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