This post is part of a compensated campaign by Build-A-Bear Workshop and The Motherhood.
Opinions, experiences and photos shared here are all my own, and I hope you enjoy them.
Your kids – and kids everywhere – do amazing, selfless things every day. It’s time to recognize them! Huggable Heroes is a program created by Build-A-Bear Workshop that does just this – it recognizes and rewards kids for extraordinary acts of service.
From now through June 12th, Build-A-Bear Workshop Guests can nominate a young person age eight through 18 by visiting buildabear.com/huggableheroes or in person at stores nationwide.
How does it work? After the nomination period for the 2014 Huggable Heroes program ends, nominations will be narrowed down to 50 finalists. Ten winners will each receive a $5,000 scholarship and a $2,500 donation to a designated charity of their choice. Isn’t that awesome?
The 2014 Huggable Heroes will join the ranks of over 100 young social entrepreneurs who have collectively recruited thousands of volunteers, gathered over 300 million items and raised more than $10 million for their causes. To date, over 12,000 kids have participated in the Build-A-Bear Workshop Huggable Heroes program, which has awarded over $1 million to socially conscious young people over the last 11 years.
It makes me happy that Build-A-Bear Workshop is recognizing these charitable-minded youths for making the world a better place…
Who’s your Huggable Hero?
Build-A-Bear Workshop has also partnered with the USO!
To celebrate and give thanks for the service of our military heroes, Build-A-Bear Workshop has teamed up with the USO through the “Every Moment Counts” campaign, in which the USO creates moments that matter for our troops and their families.
To support this effort, Build-A-Bear Workshop Guests can share a message of thanks on social media platforms with the hashtag #babwUSOthanks. For each share, Build-A-Bear Workshop will donate one dollar to the USO, up to $50,000. Guests can also make a monetary donation to support the USO at Build-A-Bear Workshop stores nationwide when they checkout through June 30.
Build-A-Bear Workshop stores will join in the USO’s attempt to set a Guinness World Records® title for “most signatures on a flag.” At select locations (listed below), Build-A-Bear Workshop Guests can sign the flag in-person or digitally at USOmoments.org.
Local Events
Join Build-A-Bear Workshop for an inspiring event that celebrates heroes through the two programs (details above) that launched this month. At the event, you can meet with Build-A-Bear Workshop and USO representatives as well as local military families.
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My kids love Build a Bear and have been asking to go back a lot lately, too!
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I love this! Build a Bear does such great social good. What a terrific campaign!
I love a man….or a teddy bear in uniform 😉
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My Kids Love Build A Bear Kudos To Them For Sponsoring This!!
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Haven’t seen AF bears in a long time. Love the little uniforms 🙂
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I love when companies do good like this. My kids used to want a new Build a Bear every time we went to the mall.
I will think about these for our friends whose father serves in the military. What a sweet reminder when dad is not home
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That is awesome that they are working with the USO.
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Wish I would have seen this sooner, the local event for NYC already past!
Great picture, I love Hello Kitty also! 🙂
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I’ve never been to Build-a-Bear! I really want to take my kids. Everyone always loves what they build there!
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My huggable hero is my husband. I like the idea of creating huggable heros to celebrate those who do so much for us.
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Those little uniformed bears just couldn’t be cuter, could they? I love them!
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I positively love Build-a-Bear. Maxine Clark is an amazing woman and programs like Huggable Heroes are amazing.
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These are such cute teddy bears! My kids would love them.
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We have made so many Build a Bears! I love these! What a great way to honor our heroes.
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Oh those uniforms are awesome. Love this program they have.
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My daughter has been waiting to go to Build a Bear, looks like so much fun!
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I’m such a hello kitty fan! and love Build-A-Bear, I should be buying for my kids and nephews instead I have my own collection >.<
My daughter has been begging to go to Build a Bear. Maybe we’ll go this weekend!
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What a really great program. I’ve just scheduled tweets about it to 4 of my accounts. Thank you for spreading the word!