Project Teddy Bear & Friends Events and Information - Gloryland Ministries & Project Teddy Bear

Gloryland Ministries & Project Teddy Bear

Help us by donating stuffed animals to Project Teddy Bear & Friends!

6/10/2019

Help us beat the record of highest yearly donation in 2011 of 4,348! We have received 475 donations this year so we need 3,874 (OR MORE) before the end of the year. Please help us spread the word and if you have gently loved stuffed animals that need a new home, please donate. All stuffed animals donated are washed, prayer tags added and given away for free to others who need a smile and a hug! Project Teddy Bear & Friends is changing the world on hug at a time!! With God all things are possible!

Help us reach 20,000 stuffed animals in our 20th year!

5/26/2019

The 20,000th stuffed animal donated in 2016.

This was our 20,000 stuffed animal donation to Project Teddy Bear & Friends nonprofit in 2016. Our goal was to reach 20,000 before the end of 2016 but we surpassed it and received 21,204! Can we get our next 20,000 before the end of our twentieth year?

Now Offering Tami's Tours!

3/28/2019

tami's tours

Join in the fun FAMILY CHALLENGE with the Teddy Bear Lady!

3/12/2019

Stuffed Animals bring lots of joy and comfort to children (and adults).

Project Teddy Bear & Friends are working at breaking the 2011 yearly donation record of 4,348 stuffed animals! The more gently used and new stuffed animals that get donated, the more children we can give a stuffed animal to!

Simply take a picture of you, your child, or better yet- your whole family, giving a big hug to their favorite stuffie.

Don't forget the hashtag #hugyourfavstuffiechallange Let's spread some love and a smile- hug your Teddy!

Project Teddy Bear & Friends - Changing the world one bear hug at a time! Please share this post and your #hugyourfavstuffiechallange photo!

Help name our new storage building!

2/20/2019

As we are saving up to purchase a second storage building for Project Teddy Bear, we need some ideas on a name for it. This first storage building (pictured) is called The Teddy Bear Den, and will be for the stuffed animal donations. The second will be for the thrift donations. This will give us much needed space for sorting and storage until the items find new homes. Would love to hear suggestions for a name for the thrift storage building.
Thanks, the Teddy Bear Lady.

What happens after we receive donations...

2/6/2019

Thought I would share with you what happens after the stuffed animals are washed and get their prayer tags added. We sort and bag them by extra large, large, medium, small and mini size. Anything fish related are bagged for The annual Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival booth in September. Beanie Baby size are bagged for Urbana Trick or Treat night and would we would like to add West Liberty Trick or Treat night this year. The mini size are for Samaritan Purse Christmas boxes. We have a church that gets several hundred for their Christmas ministry in Kentucky or Tennessee and the Tribe motorcycle group who have a Sidney parade ministry. The Teddy Bear Lady passed out stuffed animals at the West Liberty Christmas parade and would like to add a Christmas parade this year at North Lewisburg where she grew up. She also gives them away as free game prizes at the West Liberty Labor Day Festival. We have folks who contact us for other ministry giveaways as well, such as festivals, nursing homes, schools etc. The more new or gently loved stuffed animals we get the more we can give away! We are working on breaking the highest yearly donation record set in 2011 of 4, 348!

Donor Leaves a Note for the Teddy Bear Lady

10/22/2018

Found a note inside the bag of stuffed animals dropped in the collection box. Very sweet!

Enjoying the Smiles at the Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival

9/22/2018

This is why I love doing what I do. The kids had fun at my booth, playing Plinko and promised to come back tomorrow. Changing the world one hug at a time! Just look at those smiles!

More Ohio Fish & Shrimp Festival Fun

9/19/2018

Thanks Kim Birt Chamberlin for the picture frame. I added fish and will use for the freshwater fish photo backdrop. More fun!

Halloween Themed Hats for the Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival

9/18/2018

The Teddy Bear Lady has a new Halloween Hat!

And a Halloween themed donation hat made for the Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival this weekend.