The Build-A-Bear Workshop Huggable Heroes program is launching its seventh year of recognizing young leaders making a difference in their local communities or around the world. The program is designed to encourage and empower kids to be young leaders and honor them for their dedication and accomplishments.
Past Huggable Heroes have made a difference by:
- Providing eyeglasses to those in need.
- Volunteering at area hospitals.
- Raising money to protect endangered animals.
- Providing phone cards to servicemen and women overseas.
- Providing goods and services to disadvantaged children.
- Helping raise funds and awareness for orphans in Africa.
How to Enter:
Visit participating North American Build-A-Bear Workshop® stores and pick up a nomination form or download the form from www.buildabear.com/huggableheroes and mail it in. Entries also will be accepted online.
Prizes:
Each Huggable Hero will win $10,000 ($7,500 in the form of an educational scholarship and $2,500 from the Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation to be donated to the 501(c)(3) charity of the winner’s choice). In addition, they will receive a two-day, one-night trip to St. Louis, home of Build-A-Bear Workshop World Bearquarters. There the Huggable Heroes will be honored for their good deeds, meet the other honorees and participate in a photo shoot for the 2011 Huggable Heroes calendar.
We are sharing this opportunity because we believe our reader’s can benefit from the opportunity. No monetary compensation or product was received for sharing this opportunity.
About Cat Davis
I think this is a wonderful program to help get kids started off in the right direction-In my opinion, we need more of these types of programs because I don’t think kids get the credit they deserve most often!