{"id":5007,"date":"2018-07-14T13:56:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-14T19:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/el-paso\/?page_id=5007"},"modified":"2026-01-06T10:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:48:39","slug":"pasobears","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/el-paso\/pasobears\/","title":{"rendered":"Put A Smile On Bears\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">PASO\u00a0<em>(<strong>P<\/strong>ut\u00a0<strong>A S<\/strong>mile\u00a0<strong>O<\/strong>n)\u00a0<\/em>Bear\u00ae program distributes 500 Teddy Bears to emergency service organizations to calm and give comfort to children in traumatic situations.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Every first responder has a cuddly friend tucked away in their vehicle for when a traumatic situation arises, and the PASO Bear is ready to go to work.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Local DJ Iris Lopez remembers receiving her bear as a preschooler while being driven to the hospital in an ambulance. 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