Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) and World Wildlife Fund Helping to Save Endangered Animals.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 (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 ) is proud to announce the arrival of Giraffe giraffe, African ruminant mammal, Giraffa camelopardalis, living in open savanna S of the Sahara. The tallest of animals, giraffes browse in treetops at heights inaccessible to other leaf-eaters. A male may be 18 ft (5.5 m) from hoof to crown. , the newest in the series of co-branded 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 developed by Build-A-Bear Workshop and World Wildlife Fund (WWF See Windows Workflow Foundation. ). Beginning August 12, Giraffe will be sold in Build-A-Bear Workshop stores nationwide and on the web at www.buildabear.com. Build-A-Bear Workshop donates one dollar to WWF for each Giraffe sold to help the organization support its work of protecting the world's endangered animals and their habitats. To help celebrate the Giraffe's arrival the weekend of August 13 and 14, Build-A-Bear Workshop will double the donation to WWF from $1 to $2 for any Giraffe purchased that weekend. The giraffe is the sixth in a series of stuffed animals that have helped to support WWF and their causes since the partnership began in 2000. The Giraffe will be available for $25 and wears a collector's medallion featuring the WWF official panda panda, name for two nocturnal Asian mammals of the order Carnivora: the red panda, Ailurus fulgens, and the giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca. logo. Each Giraffe owner will also receive a numbered Certificate of Authenticity A Certificate of Authenticity (COA) is a seal or small sticker on a proprietary computer program, t-shirt, jersey, or any other memorabilia item, especially in the world of computers and sports, which is designed to demonstrate that the item is authentic. by mail, further enhancing its value to collectors. Commenting on the WWF partnership, Maxine Clark, Founder and Chief Executive Bear of Build-A-Bear Workshop said, "We are happy and proud to support the great work of the World Wildlife Fund around the world. Judging by the response of our Guests, we know that they care as much as we do about animals that are in danger. We are pleased that our ongoing partnership continues to generate more funds and awareness for WWF, this time through the adorable a·dor·a·ble adj. 1. Delightful, lovable, and charming: an adorable set of twins. 2. Worthy of adoration. Giraffe!" "Build-A-Bear Workshop is a wonderful supporter of WWF's conservation efforts, helping us to ensure the survival of the wildlife that inspires their stuffed animals," said Mark Pilipczuk, WWF Vice President of Marketing. "Donations from these sales will be used to help protect the giraffe's African habitat." About World Wildlife Fund Known worldwide by its panda logo, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) leads international efforts to protect endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. and their habitats. Now in its fifth decade, WWF works in more than 100 countries around the globe to conserve the diversity of life on Earth. With more than 1 million members in the U.S. and another 4 million worldwide, WWF is the world's largest privately financed conservation organization. WWF directs its conservation efforts toward three global goals: saving endangered species, protecting endangered habitats and addressing global threats such as toxic pollution, over-fishing and climate change. From working to save the giant panda and bringing back the Asian rhino to establishing and helping to manage parks and reserves worldwide, WWF has been a conservation leader for more than 40 years. About Build-A-Bear Workshop Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW), with fiscal 2004 total revenue of $302 million, is the only national company that offers Guests an interactive make-your-own-stuffed animal retail-entertainment experience. The first store opened in St. Louis in 1997; the company currently operates over 190 stores in 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. and Canada. With the opening of its store in Sheffield, England, in the fall of 2003 and the addition of international stores in Japan, Denmark, Australia, South Korea and France, Build-A-Bear Workshop has become the global leader in the teddy bear business. In November 2004, the company opened two friends 2B made(R) stores, the newest concept based on the doll-making experience. For more information about the company and its products, call 888.560.BEAR (2327) or visit the company's award-winning web site at www.buildabear.com. TRADEMARKS We would like to thank you for your interest in covering our business. 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