Teddy Bears of Hope
Teddies for the Children of Uganda
The Teddy Bears of Hope, is a campaign of Love and Hope from Children of Canada to Children in other parts of the world. Children who are lonely, underprivileged and caught in a web of poverty and despair due to no fault of their own. Every child deserves to smile and dream, with no regards given to their race, color, religion or circumstance.
In 2004 the disastrous tsunami hit parts of Asia. Leaving many people without homes and many children without Parents and complete families .Millions of dollars were being collected around the world for disaster relief. But in these countries children know no value to a dollar. I wanted to fill that emotional void that was not being filled “ Thus the Teddy Bears of Hope was born”. We collected over 20,000 teddy bears from Canadian Children. In the summer of 2005, Miss Teen Canada Int’l Amanda Klyn and I personally delivered those teddy bears to children living in children’s villages and orphanages. With the Assistance of the Government of Thailand and Habitat for Humanity Organization this was, a very rewarding and over whelming experience for both of us!
Because of the success of this program, since that time we have delivered teddy bears to children in Cambodia, Guatemala, Sri Lanka and the Philippines. We now have many countries waiting for us to bring the program to them.
In 2008 we collected over 54,000 teddy bears to deliver to the forgotten
children of Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a
country which has been at war for over 25 years, where
violence has become common place. But there are families
with children there just like yours and mine. The
teddy bears are now packed and on their way to children
in Afghanistan where the Minister of Education and our
Canadian Forces will help deliver them to the Children.
Our Canadian Forces are currently in Afghanistan
because they want to help & make a positive difference
in those people’s lives; they are bridge builders, peace
keepers and so much more.
Special thanks to Consulate General of Canada and
Ambassador of Afghanistan and Our Canadian Forces who
helped on this project.
In 2009 we will be collecting teddy bears and toonies for children in Uganda, Africa.
We need collection points across Canada, transportation across Canada and transportation to Africa. If you would like to bring a smile to a child’s face and make a difference to a child on the other side of the world, please become involved with our campaign. We need you! We can make a difference One Teddy Bear at A Time!
If you would like to become involved by collecting teddy
bears and toonies please contact us.
http://www.teddybearsofhope.com/
Below are some photos of Amanda & Sylvia delivering teddy bears in Thailand. Click to enlarge.
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