Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) Awards Grants to Pet Programs in the United States and Canada; New Husky Plush Dog Available in all Stores Oct. 28 - Portion of the Proceeds from the Husky will Benefit Animal Grant Program.ST. LOUIS -- Build-A-Bear Workshop Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE: BBW) is an American retailer that sells customizable teddy bears and other stuffed animals. Build-A-Bear is the largest of the create-your-own animal chains with the other companies in the business consisting of regional and/or locally-owned (R) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BBW BBW Big Beautiful Women BBW Big Black Women BBW Beautiful Black Women BBW Broadband Wireless BBW Bath & Body Works BBW Big Bad Wolf BBW Buyer Beware BBW Broken Bow, Nebraska (Airport Code) BBW Brake-By-Wire ) announced that it is awarding over $140,000 in cash grants to domestic pet programs across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Twenty-three organizations are receiving grants for a variety of services intended for the direct care of animals. Grant recipients include:
- Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter - East Hanover, NJ
Promotes responsible pet ownerships and strives to improve the
quality of life for companion animals.
- The Bangor Humane Society - Bangor, ME
Rescues abused and neglected animals, offers spay/neuter services
to all adopted animals in an effort to control overpopulation, and
provides education and advocacy on animal welfare issues.
- Texas Hearing and Service Dogs - Austin, TX
Brings increased independence, security and unconditional love to
individuals living with hearing impairments and mobility
challenges through partnerships with a working Hearing or Service
Dog.
- Equine Rescue Incorporated - Walden, NY
Provides care for neglected, abandoned and abused horses, as well
as offering rehabilitation and adoption services.
- Arizona Animal Welfare League - Phoenix, AZ
Provides care, protection and loving compassion for the life of
the animals entrusted to them.
- Humane Solutions, Inc. - Hopewell Junction, NY
Dedicated to helping homeless, abandoned and abused cats and
kittens.
- Humane Society of Broward County - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Provides shelter, aid and responsible adoptions to animals
entrusted to them. The organization also educates the community
about respect and kindness to all animals.
- Banfield Charitable Trust - Portland, OR
Gives back to the communities served by the 450 Banfield Pet
Hospitals and helps advance veterinary medicine.
- Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue - Hudson, MA
Provides veterinary care and adoptive homes for golden retrievers
who are abandoned, mistreated and neglected.
- Doris Day Animal Foundation - Washington, DC
Creates a society more compassionate to animals, a goal it strives
to achieve by educating the public on important issues such as pet
overpopulation and abuse.
- Service Dogs for America - Jud, ND
Helps physically challenged individuals gain greater independence
through the use of trained and certified assistance dogs.
- Patuxent Animal Welfare Society (P.A.W.S.) - Lusby, MD
Supports humane education, pet rescue, and the adoption of
healthy, social pets to suitable homes.
- Golden Retriever Rescue and Adoption of Needy Dogs -
Louisville, KY
Brightens futures for displaced golden retrievers and educates the
public on the issue of responsible pet ownership.
- The Horse Rescue of North Scottsdale, Inc. - Cave Creek, AZ
Rescues unwanted, abused and abandoned horses.
- Siamese Cat Rescue Center, Inc. - Locust Dale, VA
Rescues abused and abandoned Siamese cats and finds permanent
homes for the animals.
- Rover Rescue - Redondo Beach, CA
Rescues homeless dogs from Los Angeles animal shelters and saves
them from euthanasia.
- Precious Paws Rescue and Adoption, Inc. - Van Buren, ME
Improves the health and welfare of abandoned cats and kittens, and
reduces over-population and abandonment rates.
- Paw'd Squad Animal Rescue - Burbank, CA
Rescues unwanted animals in the Los Angeles area and provides them
with medical care, nutritional food and love until a permanent
home is found.
- St. Charles Humane Society - St. Louis, MO
Promotes responsible pet ownership and advocates for animal
welfare.
- Mental Health Association in Lake County - Highland, IN
Provides a select set of mental health and outreach services for
clients and families while promoting good mental health through
the human-animal bond.
- Sit Stay Read! Inc. - Chicago, IL
Improves literacy skills and fosters a love of learning in
disadvantaged children. This is accomplished through individual
attention from fluency tutors and the use of specially trained
dogs.
- Hearing and Service Dogs of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN
Enhances the quality of life for individuals who are deaf, hard of
hearing or disabled by creating mutually beneficial partnerships
with specially trained dogs.
- The Peacock Foundation - Los Angeles, CA
Helps children who have been affected by grief, loss and trauma by
providing them with therapeutic animal interaction.
Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) giving programs focus on improving communities and impacting lives through meaningful philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: programs that support causes for children, families and animals. Bearemy's Kennel Pals PALS periarteriolar lymphoid sheath. See white pulp. PALS Pediatric advanced life support (R) is a line of plush dogs that generates funds for the support of pet programs. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each full-sized full-sized adj [portrait etc] → grandeur nature inv full-sized full adj → lebensgroß full-sized adj [ Bearemy's Kennel Pals friend is donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. to domestic pet programs including local animal shelters "Dog Pound" redirects here. For the rap group, see Tha Dogg Pound. An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. , stray Stray (1) Not a member of the participating party in the trade at hand; (2) not a meaningful indication of a customer's desire to take a sizable position or be involved in a stock. pet rescue and rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. organizations and pet education programs. The Bearemy's Kennel Pals grant program began awarding funds in 2004 and has now distributed over $915,000. The newest addition to the Bearemy's Kennel Pals line is the Husky, available in all stores beginning Oct. 28. A portion of the proceeds from the Husky will also go to support domestic pet programs. A special gift with purchase is available Oct. 29 and Oct. 30. When a Bearemy's Kennel Pals friend is purchased on these days, Guests will receive a free play-doggie bowl. For a domestic pet grant application visit http://www.buildabear.com/aboutUs/community/bearscanhelp/Grants.aspx. About Build-A-Bear Workshop Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., is the only global company that offers an interactive make-your-own-stuffed animal retail-entertainment experience. Founded in St Louis in 1997, the company currently operates more than 200 stores in the United States and Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of . The addition of stores in Europe Europe (y  r`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). , Asia and Australia Australia (ôstrāl`yə), smallest continent, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. With the island state of Tasmania to the south, the continent makes up the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary state (2005 est. pop. make Build-A-Bear Workshop the
leader in the teddy bear teddy bearcuddly commodity named after President Theodore Roosevelt. [Am. Hist.: Frank, 46] See : Cuteness business. In November 2004, the company expanded the make-your-own concept from stuffed animals
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 to dolls with the opening of its first friends 2B made(R) stores, which feature doll making. Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE: BBW) posted total revenue of $302 million in fiscal 2004. For more information, call 888.560.BEAR (2327) or visit the company's award-winning Web sites at www.buildabear.com and www.friends2bmade.com. TRADEMARKS We would like to thank you for your interest in covering our business. As you write your story we would like to ask that you use our full Name: Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) and that when referencing the process of making stuffed animals you use the word "make" not "build". Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) is our well-known trade name and our registered trademark of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) should only be used in capital letters to refer to our products and services and should not be used as a verb verb, part of speech typically used to indicate an action. English verbs are inflected for person, number, tense and partially for mood; compound verbs formed with auxiliaries (e.g., be, can, have, do, will) provide a distinction of voice. . |
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