Have you ever had a hospital stay? Whether you had to be in the ER for a few hours because you were hurt or sick, or you had a surgery or had to stay longer, you can only think of one thing: how much you’d rather be at home. For children, this experience can be more than uncomfortable, it can be terrifying! They’re being poked and prodded with needles, they have to be in procedure rooms without their mom, and they just want to cry and hug someone. In times a parent can’t be in the room, they can hug a stuffed animal, and this is why we started the Teddy Bear Drive years ago! We’re collecting new, unused Teddy Bears (new, because we have to make sure they’re as clean as possible for the sick children) at our studios at 120 Eaton Street or at Bob Lindsay Acura at 7500 N Allen Rd. and we need your help!

The Children’s Hospital alone has more than 6,000 admissions a year, and this year, we want everyone who checks into the hospital to leave with a Stuffed Toy from our drive! We need your help! While you’re out and about, pick up a Teddy Bear or a stuffed animal to donate to our drive! On Valentines Day, we’ll be stuffing them into our station vehicles (last year it took three of our station vehicles, PLUS three vehicles from Bob Lindsay Acura and THEN some to bring them all over! Make us rent a full sized truck this year! Please help us make this year the best it’s ever been!

And bonus this year, if you’re a Friends with Benefits member, or even if you’re not, drop off a donation and we’ll give you a bonus card for 5,000 points to use to win prizes right here on our website! Do good, get good in return!

To be a part of our drive, we have two EXCLUSIVE drop locations: Our station building- 120 Eaton St. And Bob Lindsay Acura at 7500 N Allen Rd.

If you’d like to hold your own mini drive, let us know how we can help, and we can help coordinate with you to get your donations back to our studios! Get your workplace, your school, your organization, and more together to collect bears, all to give a child in one of the scariest moments of their life!

We’re so excited for the Teddy Bear Drive 2018!