Teddy Bear Brigade

Thank You April Donors!

Matt Pritchett — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:23:02 +0000

We want to say a special thank you to all of our April donors.

April Donors:

Madison Primary School (Madison, VA)

Becky Urbansky

Susan Berg

Wendy J. Peterson

Alpa M. Patel

Salem UMC – (Evington, VA)

Maria Sturniolo

Gravel Hill Baptist Church (Prospect, VA)

Ally Plantz

Rebekah Lodge #4 of Odd Fellows (Spout Spring, VA)

Cyndy Meals

Sarah & Craig Thigpen

Mt. Olive Baptist Church (Amherst, VA)

Donald & Sharon Novorsky

Bethany Pentecostal Holiness Church (Spout Spring, VA)

Dianne Aucello

Lexington Baptist Temple (Lexington, KY)

Scott Meyerhoffer

Nancy Aronsoh

Katheryn Caballero

Evan Dowlap

Gail Pellicone

Diane Canada

March TBB Donors!

Matt Pritchett — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:33:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who donated to the TBB in March. We appreciate your continued support and want to recognize you.

March Donors

Crenshaw UMC

Phenix UMC & Mt. Carmel UMC

Shelby Furlough

Diamond Hill Presbyterian Church

First Baptist Church of Waynesboro

Louise Borneman

Laura Swartz

Hawkinson Family

Nina Acosta

Milhous Company

Cornerstone Christian Academy

Hebron Baptist Church

Liberty Godparent Home

New Hope Baptist Church

Deb Zullick

Mt. Olive Baptist Church

Early Learning Center

Cindy Schott

MOMS Club East

Susan Cambron

Matt Zarkos

Memorial UMC

Kidz Kraze Consignment Sale

Sophia l. Ciocca

David A. Gianna & Denise M. Zottola

Becky Urbansky

Debbie Reynolds

Brett Waller

Susan Berg

Brian J. Byrne

Community Lutheran Church

Jennifer Page

Kayla Witcomb

Girl Scouts Troop #2009

Mrs. Kristie A. Askew

Central Virginia Federal Credit Union

Frederick Hubbard

Denise Zottola

Marc Raskin

February TBB Donors!

Matt Pritchett — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:48:27 +0000

Thank you to all of our February Teddy Bear Brigade donors. We appreciate your continued support and want to recognize you.

February Donors

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Braerilly

Boonesboro Elementary School

Patricia Ott

The Martin House

Sara Tarazi

The Rowan Family

Wanda Poppell

Forest Middle School

Kathy Harper

Becky Urbansky

Tammy Clarke

Liberty University Men’s Hockey Team

Bedford Museum

Lynchburg & Danville UMC Youth Retreat

Samantha Clarke

Michelle & Ken Der

Emmaus Church

Ridge High School Key Club

Issac, Olivia & Emma Salem

Ann Klecan

Mt. Pisgah UMC

Peter Granias

Caitlin, Lauren & Ryan Shear

Joyce Landry

Larchmont United Methodist Youth Group

Amanda Sontag

Erin van Otterloo

Ronald & Wanda Poppell

Pamela Booth

Brian & Amy Mateer

Aquonna Thornhill

Ellen Evans

L.G. Maske

Cecelia Bowers

Prillaman Baptist Church Women’s Missions

Terry Wilmer

Over 500 Stuffed Animals collected at Teddy Bear Toss

Matt Pritchett — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:19:09 +0000

Thanks to our supporters we were able to collect 537 stuffed animals at this years event.

Click this YouTube link for video of the 2nd Annual Teddy Bear Toss!

Here are some pictures from that night:

Thank You January Donors!

Matt Pritchett — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:03:09 +0000

We would like to personally thank all of our stuffed animal and financial donors for the month of January, 2013. The Teddy Bear Brigade is only able to reach the thousands of children we do each year because of the generosity of our supporters.

January Stuffed Animal Donors

Becky Urbansky

Jessica Clarkson

McLean Education Center

Girl Scout Troup 20260

Justin Ko

Rob & Christina Day

Peakland Pre-School

Gloria Sulik

Nancy Wiginton

Main St. United Methodist Church

Sarah & Chris Coambes

Bloop Frozen Yogurt (Roanoke)

Heather Baldygn

Sara Wilson

Amanda Glazer

The Ciardi Family

Giblin & Combs, LLC.

Faith Community Fellowship Church

Kaitlin Breon

Hunting Creek Baptist Church

Calvin McGahuey

Westminster Presbyterian Church

Sonia Gordon

Nina M. Daly

The Rowan Family

Christiansburg Baptist Church

Brandy Katz

Bethia United Methodist Church

South Hill Rotary Club

Jessica Diop

Brenna Mellott

Denise Kearns

The Harper Family

Wendy Peterson

Bill & Karen Kettering

Michelle Burnett

Courtney Holmes

Elizabeth Myles

Susan Berg

Hana Johnson

Louise Borneman

Yellow Branch Elementary School

Robin Jahnke

Record Setting Year

Matt Pritchett — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:19:49 +0000

In 2012, nearly 67,000 stuffed animals were shipped out to children in 14 countries and 17 US States. This amount nearly tripled the output of 2011 and was the largest volume provided by the Teddy Bear Brigade ministry in it’s history.

These donations were given by people across the United States, Canada and even Europe. Each of these precious gifts accompanied other life-saving supplies in order to bring both physical and emotional healing to those scarred by poverty and natural disaster. “Thousands of children were helped through each ‘teddy bear’ or financial gift given by our TBB supporters. I personally want to thank each one for their help in 2012 and ask that they join us again in 2013,” said Chris Ellis, TBB Director.

In 2013 the Teddy Bear Brigade hopes to collect and ship 100,000 stuffed animals and raise $100,000 in support. This will cover the expense involved in handling or transporting the stuffed animals as well and help pay for additional humanitarian or disaster relief supplies. You can make a tax-deductible financial donation by clicking here,

Teddy Bear Brigade Supports Mercury One’s “Day of Hope”

Matt Pritchett — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:35:20 +0000

Gleaning For The World’s Teddy Bear Brigade teamed up with Mercury One and HopeNYC to provide stuffed animals and other needed Disaster Relief supplies for their “Day of Hope” outreach on November 18-19 in Queens, NY.

Over 1,800 stuffed animals were included in the distribution many of which were included in gift bags that were given out to families and children. In addition, Gleaning For The World provided thousands of disaster blankets, bottled water, cleaning and pet supplies. For more pictures and details of the event click here or visit Mercury One’s Pinterest page by clicking here.

Gleaning For The World Responds To Hurricane Sandy

Matt Pritchett — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:31:41 +0000

We have sent a swift response to aid those impacted by SuperStorm Sandy along the East Coast, but there is still much to do.

We have already sent over 360,000 pounds of supplies. This includes nine loads of blankets, which have proven to be incredibly useful in the frigid temperatures that have plagued the region. In addition to the blankets, we’ve sent non-perishables, water bottles, cleaning supplies, pet food and snacks.

In NY alone, we’ve helped people in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Far Rockaway, Bronx, and Albany. In total, we have sent 15 tractor-trailer loads to the Northeast and one to Charleston, WV. We’re not done yet though. We plan to send at least four more loads to NY and NJ. As long as there is need, we’ll be working to fulfill it.

“With such a monster storm late in the year, it is imperative we continue receiving monetary donations,” says Rev. Ron Davidson, founder of GFTW. “This economic climate has made it extremely challenging to procure products and secure funds for shipping. Millions of people felt the effects of the storm, and we want to do our best to relieve as much suffering as we can.”

Support our efforts to aid victims of the hurricane by clicking the picture above. If you’d like to make a product donation, you can donate new items listed here.

About Teddy Bear Brigade

Matt Pritchett — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:16:37 +0000

Teddy Bear Brigade Helping Children Battling Cancer

Matt Pritchett — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:42:07 +0000

This year the Teddy Bear Brigade is joining forces to help Nathan Norman, a young 5 year old battling cancer, and his family bring Christmas hope to children in several pediatric hospitals. Nathan’s inspirational story recently made both local and national news, and launched a viral Facebook page called “Nathan’s Christmas”.

Since 2009 Nathan and his family have provided Christmas “Stockings” or bags to sick children and the goal for this year is to distribute them to at least 2,000 children. A new, small stuffed animal (6″-12″) is one part of the supplies that go into each bag. We are asking all of our TBB supporters to help us supply the 2,000 new stuffed animals needed for the “stockings”. Stuffed animals for this project must be NEW since they are going to children with weakened immune systems, any used donations will be used for TBB’s normal mission. If you’d be willing to help please drop them off at the Gleaning For The World warehouse or ship them to: