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You are here: WiredSafety > Special Programs > September 11 > Archive > How You Helped > "Bears Care and So Do We" "Bears Care and So Do We"Amy's "Bears Care and So Do We" Make A Difference Day ProjectAmy, is 12 and started collecting teddy bears and stuffed animals and slipper socks for the children who lost a parent at the WTC. She sat at her local supermarket every day after school and collected stuffed animals, many gently and not so gently used but all loved, for the kids. Her mom called Parry, our Executive Director, after the Marines who had promised to get them to the kids were called up for active duty. We had the 12,000 stuffed animals shipped to the Academy of Holy Angels for our Teenangels and their friends to help sort. They were split into two groups, one used which were given to the children at homeless shelters and hospitals, and the new ones which were combined with others and given away at the $1.2 million toy event that the Sheriff of Orange County held on December 14th in Montgomery Township in NY. The families of the victims, and lower income families and families who were impacted by the WTC attacks and lost their jobs were bused up, and got to pick toys, bikes, etc. Fat Joe and Charlotte Church came to sign autographs and sing. Here is the story Amy wrote on her Make a Difference project! Hello. My name is Amy. I am twelve years old. I live in Mississippi and I am in the seventh grade at a Middle School. Having been a girl scout since kindergarten until this year, I have always participated in Make a Difference Day projects. Even though I am no longer a girl scout, I, on my own, did a project this year. My project actually began on Wednesday, September 19th and lasted thru Saturday, October 27th, Make a Difference Day. I wanted to help all the children in Washington and New York who lost their mom or dad on September 11th in the attacks. Since I love my teddy bears and I use them for comfort when my mom and dad are asleep or not at home, I wanted every child to have one. I got on our computer and made up fliers and began passing them out at my school and in my community and at our local Kroger grocery store. On every Saturday, beginning on September 22nd, my mom and I went to Kroger and set up a table and boxes and I passed out fliers about what I was doing. I collected 74 bears that first weekend. I also called our radio station that we listen to (We like country music!) and asked them if I could announce my project over the air and they said sure and they helped me by reminding people that I would be at Kroger every Saturday thru the 27th. They have been really great. They even did a live remote with me one morning at 6:00 a.m. till 9:00 a.m. and we collected 444 bears that morning. Our county paper did an article about my project and a Shriner, who lives here in my town, read the article, came to Kroger and told me that I could come pick out whatever stuffed animals, slipper sox and slipper moccasins I wanted. My mom was so happy she cried right there. Anyway, I now have 12,162 bears and other things that we hope to get
on the truck this week. A lady in New York named Ms. Parry Aftab is helping
me find a place to send them. On Make a Difference Day, I collected over
1,000 !!! Just on that one day! I really hope that it helps put a smile
on the children's faces. I would really miss my mom or dad or brother
if they died and I would want somebody to help me. I know it won't take
the place of their parents but I hope it gives them comfort. I couldn't
have met and passed my goal without all the nice people who donated bears
and helped out. A trucking line here in my town is going to take them
up to New Jersey for free. My grandfather, who died before I was born,
used to drive a truck for them. My mom says he is watching all of this
from heaven and is so proud. My brother, Craig, who is sixteen, and is
an Eagle Scout since the age of 14, helped me too, since I can't drive
yet. My mom has always told me that just one person can make a difference
and I guess she was right. She tells us that with God on our side, anything
is possible. Amy WiredPatrol volunteers distributed the teddy bears on Amy's behalf! |
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