OPERATION TEDDY BEAR for Hurricane Katrina
One Family Foundation
PO BOX 310 ~ CHARLTON ~ MA 01507
A Project of the National Heritage Foundation
501c3 Registered Charity Number 58-2085326
DATE: 2 September 2005
CONTACT: Nissa Gadbois, Director
508.248.1113
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Operation Teddy Bear
Charity to Distribute Teddy Bears to Smallest Victims of Hurricane Katrina
President Bush said today in his news conference on the Gulf Coast, “Love your neighbor like you’d want to be loved yourself.”
After witnessing the devastation to the Gulf Coast region following Hurricane Katrina, the staff of One Family Foundation was particularly affected by the plight of the thousands of children who are now left homeless and bereft of their belongings.
“Disaster and displacement are devastating to children”, states One Family Foundation’s Director Nissa Gadbois. “They lose their sense of stability and security. They witness not only the horrors around them, but also the emotional toll it takes on their parents and caretakers. Many times families must flee without taking with them treasured belongings, including their children’s special playthings. These material possessions represent continuity, familiarity and well-being to adults and children alike. Teddy Bears are a universal symbol of comfort and security for children. We hope that in some small way, we can help to begin to restore the emotional foundations of these children as their parents seek to rebuild their lives.”
Cash Donations to One Family Foundation are being requested and accepted for the purchase of teddy bears for children affected by Hurricane Katrina. Teddy Bears will be shipped to the affected area by our supplier, Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company, and handed out to children by local volunteers and OFF staff. Staff will travel to the Gulf Coast region on or around 15 September to begin distributing bears to children.
A $10 donation provides one teddy bear, $60 provides 8 teddy bears.
One Family Foundation’s mission is to provide a loving, stable home for orphaned and foster children worldwide and to make life better for those left behind; and to show God’s love for all regardless of background, beliefs or situation through both corporal and spiritual acts of Mercy towards His children. OFF Staff is all-volunteer so that up to 95% of all donations go directly to projects for those in need. One Family Foundation is a project of the National Heritage Foundation – 501c3 registered charity number 58-2085326.
Donation may be sent to: One Family Foundation PO Box 310, Charlton, MA 01507
PO BOX 310 ~ CHARLTON ~ MA 01507
A Project of the National Heritage Foundation
501c3 Registered Charity Number 58-2085326
DATE: 2 September 2005
CONTACT: Nissa Gadbois, Director
508.248.1113
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Operation Teddy Bear
Charity to Distribute Teddy Bears to Smallest Victims of Hurricane Katrina
President Bush said today in his news conference on the Gulf Coast, “Love your neighbor like you’d want to be loved yourself.”
After witnessing the devastation to the Gulf Coast region following Hurricane Katrina, the staff of One Family Foundation was particularly affected by the plight of the thousands of children who are now left homeless and bereft of their belongings.
“Disaster and displacement are devastating to children”, states One Family Foundation’s Director Nissa Gadbois. “They lose their sense of stability and security. They witness not only the horrors around them, but also the emotional toll it takes on their parents and caretakers. Many times families must flee without taking with them treasured belongings, including their children’s special playthings. These material possessions represent continuity, familiarity and well-being to adults and children alike. Teddy Bears are a universal symbol of comfort and security for children. We hope that in some small way, we can help to begin to restore the emotional foundations of these children as their parents seek to rebuild their lives.”
Cash Donations to One Family Foundation are being requested and accepted for the purchase of teddy bears for children affected by Hurricane Katrina. Teddy Bears will be shipped to the affected area by our supplier, Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company, and handed out to children by local volunteers and OFF staff. Staff will travel to the Gulf Coast region on or around 15 September to begin distributing bears to children.
A $10 donation provides one teddy bear, $60 provides 8 teddy bears.
One Family Foundation’s mission is to provide a loving, stable home for orphaned and foster children worldwide and to make life better for those left behind; and to show God’s love for all regardless of background, beliefs or situation through both corporal and spiritual acts of Mercy towards His children. OFF Staff is all-volunteer so that up to 95% of all donations go directly to projects for those in need. One Family Foundation is a project of the National Heritage Foundation – 501c3 registered charity number 58-2085326.
Donation may be sent to: One Family Foundation PO Box 310, Charlton, MA 01507
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