Bear Buzz

We love seeing our Bummer Bears with their new families! Share your Bummer Bear story and picture and we'll post it here.

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• Emily's Heart Bear Donations were a HUGE success!!

  Posted on January 03 2018

  A big THANKS to all the folks who donated to Emily's Heart bear donation campaign to bring bears to the heart kids at Advocate Children's Hospital in 2018!

  With more than 500 bears donated, every child who undergoes open-heart surgery at Advocate Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn, IL during the 2018 year will be given a Mended Heart Bear during their stay in the hospital.

  The goal of 500 donated Mended Heart Bears was reached in just 6 weeks! The campaign was an amazing success and finished with a total of 531 bears donated!! 

  The first batch of bears were handed out during the holidays. They were a huge hit!  Check out a few pictures from the first delivery of bears to the hospital kids below. 

  

  

  

  

• Emily's Heart Donations for Advocate Children's Hospital

  Posted on December 20 2017

  Our partnership with Emily's Heart and Advocate Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn, IL, is providing a way for friends of Emily's Heart to donate Mended Heart Bears to other "heart kids" at the hospital this holiday season.  

  

  The original goal of 50 bears was reached quickly, and a new donation goal was created by Emily's Heart...to provide a Mended Heart Bear to each child undergoing open-heart surgery at Advocate Children's Hospital in 2018.  They would need about 500 bears donated.

  

  Already, the friends of Emily's Heart have donated over 290 bears! The first set of donated bears will be handed-out to the kids at the hospital next week.  We are looking forward to hearing more about the big event!

• Creed and his bear "Patch"

  Posted on September 25 2017

  Our hearts go out to Lindsey from Madison, MS, after receiving her Bummer Bear story this summer.

  My husband passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack- I was 29 weeks pregnant with twins. He had no known heart condition. I carried the twins almost full term and had a healthy boy&girl. At their 4 mo check up we found a murmur which was a VSD in my son Creed. He underwent open heart surgery last week at 5 mo old. We love our bummer bear "Patch." His heart is patched just like my Creed's!

  

• Daphne and her Bear

  Posted on September 25 2017

  Daphne from Glenpool shared her story with us and this great pic with her Mended Heart Bummer Bear (looking very spiffy with a neck bow!).

  While recovering from Open Heart Surgery this past Spring (2017) some sweet friends gave me the Mended Heart Bear.  What a precious and thoughtful gift. I will cherish it forever. 💔❤

  

• A little heart warrior and Mended Heart Bear buddy

  Posted on September 25 2017

  Thanks to Jackie from Red Bank for sharing this great picture of her little heart warrior along with this lovely note:

  Thank you for making this adorable bear!! Our little heart warrior is so happy to have a furry friend like him.