{"id":3378,"date":"2017-02-16T19:10:48","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T01:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/greater-wilmington\/?page_id=3378"},"modified":"2023-05-29T13:23:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T17:23:33","slug":"operation-teddy-bear-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/greater-wilmington\/philanthropic-programs-2\/operation-teddy-bear-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Teddy Bear"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Everyone needs a hug<\/h2>\n

Our chapter provides teddy bears and other supplies for persons experiencing trauma or distress at Novant NHRMC and other local facilities.<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”4″ accent_color=”#2c49a0″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1589402714476{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background: #808080 url(https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/greater-wilmington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2017\/02\/TeddyRinl.jpg?id=3557) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”opaque”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_cta h2=”10,631″ h2_font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%232c4d75″ h2_use_theme_fonts=”yes” h4=”TEDDY BEARS” h4_font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%232c4d75″ h4_use_theme_fonts=”yes” txt_align=”center” style=”flat” color=”white” el_width=”xl” add_icon=”top” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-paw” i_color=”white” i_background_style=”rounded” i_background_color=”custom” i_size=”lg” i_css_animation=”appear” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” i_on_border=”true” i_custom_background_color=”#2c4d75″ i_link=”|||”][\/vc_cta][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_cta h2=”Happy” h2_font_container=”color:%232c4d75″ h2_use_theme_fonts=”yes” h4=”SMILES” h4_font_container=”color:%232c4d75″ h4_use_theme_fonts=”yes” txt_align=”center” style=”flat” color=”white” el_width=”xl” add_icon=”top” i_icon_fontawesome=”far fa-grin” i_color=”white” i_background_style=”rounded” i_background_color=”custom” i_size=”lg” i_css_animation=”appear” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” i_on_border=”true” i_custom_background_color=”#2c4d75″ i_link=”|||”][\/vc_cta][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_cta h2=”Countless” h2_font_container=”color:%232c4d75″ h2_use_theme_fonts=”yes” h4=”HEALTH CARE WORKERS” h4_font_container=”color:%232c4d75″ h4_use_theme_fonts=”yes” txt_align=”center” style=”flat” color=”white” el_width=”xl” add_icon=”top” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-ambulance” i_color=”white” i_background_style=”rounded” i_background_color=”custom” i_size=”lg” i_css_animation=”appear” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” i_on_border=”true” i_custom_background_color=”#2c4d75″ i_link=”|||”][\/vc_cta][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”4″ accent_color=”#2c49a0″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Assistance League of Greater Wilmington\u2019s Operation Teddy Bear program began in 2015.\u00a0 We started by donating teddy bears to Novant New Hanover Regional Medical Center for children in their Pediatric and Pediatric ICU departments as well as their Emergency Department and Same Day Surgery Center.<\/p>\n

In the following years, we provided bears to Novant NHRMC Emergency North, Pender County Fire and Rescue, Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw, and Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center.\u00a0 In 2019 we also added Wrightsville Beach Police Department, Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, the Carousel Center, and EMS in Brunswick County. \u00a0New teddy bear recipients in 2022 and 2023 were Cape Fear Guardian ad Litem Association, Med North and A Safe Place.<\/p>\n

These soft and cuddly bears provide love and comfort to children in crisis or time of duress.\u00a0 Because of their size and stitched eyes, they are perfect for children of all ages.\u00a0 To date, we have distributed over 10,630 bears<\/strong>!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”4137″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline” border_color=”black”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The delivery of bears to Novant New Hanover Regional Medical Center.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThese bears are perfect for all of our pediatric population, from toddlers to young teens. They are the perfect size, and because of their stitched features, they are safe for the youngest ones. Everyone loves them!\u201d<\/em><\/h4>\n

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Hundreds of teddy bears are looking forward to putting a smile on a child’s face.<\/h4>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1648132400737{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”] Everyone needs a hug Our chapter provides teddy bears and other supplies for persons experiencing trauma or distress at Novant NHRMC and other local facilities. [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”4″ accent_color=”#2c49a0″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1589402714476{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background: #808080 url(https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/greater-wilmington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2017\/02\/TeddyRinl.jpg?id=3557) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”opaque”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_cta h2=”10,631″ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19782,"featured_media":0,"parent":980,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3378","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/greater-wilmington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/greater-wilmington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/greater-wilmington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/greater-wilmington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19782"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/greater-wilmington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3378"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/greater-wilmington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7779,"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/greater-wilmington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3378\/revisions\/7779"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/greater-wilmington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/greater-wilmington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}