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We "build" bears at the store Build a Bear. you can go to buildabear.com to see if they have any locations around you. You pick the animal that you want and stuff it, add a heart and they sew him up. You then pick out clothes and make a birth certificate for your bear. The company is really good with supporting us, they give large discounts and donations. You have to talk to them in advance and let them know though.
We go and do this once a semester for an informal recruitment event. The potentials love it and it is a good way for everyone to mix and mingle while doing something for a good cause.
Later in the semester we go to a childrens hospital and decorate and play with the kids and give them all a bear. They really appreciate it and it can be a pretty emotional experience.
It has proved to be one of our most successful philanthropy projects.
LITP
Jamie
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