Child Abuse Prevention Awareness!

[Kariada Kunai]

April is Child Abuse Awareness Month!

In recognition, we're holding a teddy bear drive. Please see here for details.

 

[Lorianna Anayellen]

I have about 30 teddy bears. What level of membership do you need to be at to view the details?

 

[Kariada Kunai]

Anyone can participate! I just figured linking would be more efficient than copy/pasting. But apparently you need to be at least a Citizen to read the forum that that's posted in.

So here you are!

April is National Child Abuse Prevention/Awareness Month in the USA. The Philanthropy Department felt that a Teddy Bear Drive would be a great way to contribute to children in need and to raise awareness. Here is the USA Department of Health and Human Services website about the topic: http://www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/

After much research, I have several organizations that collect new and gently used stuffed animals and then distributes them so that they are handed out to children who are going through stressful situations. They collect other items as well, all of which is outlined on their website. We decided on Teddy Bears because what could be more comforting than a Teddy Bear?! Feel free to donate other items as well if you would like

SO! Get your Teddies together, take a picture of yourself with them, and then ship them or deliver them to one of the organizations listed below!! Send your pictures on over to me (memberphilanthropy@tarvalon.net) and we will put the photos together in a collage to celebrate the donations we, as a group, have provided to children in need!

INTERNATIONAL:
Ronald McDonald House (New ONLY!): http://rmhc.org/who-we-are/chapter-search/
(your chapter may or may not accept material donations, check with them for details!)

U.S.:
S.A.F.E.: http://www.stuffedanimalsforemergencies ... onate.html
(They also have needs for new chapters in some states, so, if you decide you are very passionate about this topic and want to start your own chapter, GO FOR IT!!! You can be as involved in this as you would like to be )
Project Night Night: http://www.projectnightnight.org/DonateItems.html
Mushy Mates: http://mushymates.com/
Teddy's Train: http://www.teddystrain.com/page4.html
Ronald McDonald House (New ONLY!): http://rmhc.org/who-we-are/chapter-search/
Books for the Barrios (but Stuffed Animals are accepted!): http://www.booksforthebarrios.org/faq-b ... cling.html
Children's National Medical Center (NEW ONLY): http://www.childrensnational.org/GetInv ... lines.aspx


***You may also want to try calling your local children's hospitals, shelters, foster care agency, local orphanage, police department, fire department, or sheriff's department to see if they accept stuffed animal donations to distribute to kids involved in crisis situations.***

Once you've mailed out your Teddies, feel free to snag this adorable graphic by Aloren to celebrate helping the children

As always, thank y'all for your time and generousity!!! We truely are a community of Servants of All

Any questions/comments/etc, let me know!

<3 Bran

P.S. If you know of an organization in your area that takes donations, please let me know and I'll get that put into the thread

 

[Madine Te'bron]

Another great charity is the Mother Bear Project They accept donations of hand-knitted or crocheted bears, and then give them to child in Africa who are effected by the Aids epidemic. Its a really great charity and I've donated to them in the past. If you want to help but can't knit/crochet, they do accept donations on the website to help defray their cost of shipping the bears to their future homes.
Its a nice website to puruse too, the lady who runs the charity keeps a gallery of pictures of the children when they receive their bears, and its makes a me tear up everytime.

 

[Branwyn al'Leara]

Thanks Madine! I'll add that one to the list of US charities