I am so excited about this NationWide event taking place for our cluster on February 21st at Build a Bear Workshop! We will each make a teddy bear along with a card and I will give them to the Fairfax Children's Hosptial to cheer up the sick children! What a neat way to give back to the community! Below is a press release that many newspapers have picked up about our event!!!
– THE LEADER IN LIVE-IN AU PAIR CHILDCARE, PARTNERS WITH BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP® TO HELP LOCAL CHARITIES
Local Children’s Hospital to receive over 30 teddy bears from AuPairCare’s Share-A-Bear party
Haymarket, VA – AuPairCare, a leading au pair placement agency located online at
www.aupaircare.com, is teaming up with Build-A-Bear Workshop stores nationwide to hold their annual Share-A-Bear campaign which invites au pairs to give back to their local communities by making a bear and donating it to a local children’s charity.
This is the second year that AuPairCare and Build-A-Bear workshop have teamed up to hold Share-A-Bear. Last year, AuPairCare held over 100 events nationwide and au pairs donated 1800 furry friends to over 100 local charities. Heidi Woehl, VP of AuPairCare, says “AuPairCare is present in many of same areas as Build-A-Bear Workshop stores and their mission of creating a place “where best friends are made” is very much in-line with the role an au pair can play in the life of a child and host family. We are very excited about our continued partnership and the opportunity for our au pairs who make a difference in the lives of the children they care for, to extend the spirit of international friendship through these bears to other children in their area.”
Viginia area au pairs will hold their party on February 21, 2010 at the Fair Oaks Mall Build-A-Bear Workshop. Led by AuPairCare Area Director, Michelle Sims, over 30 au pairs from 13 different countries will stuff and name teddy bears while also creating individual cards wishing the recipient of their bear good wishes in their own language. These special international bears will then be donated to the Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children.
About AuPairCare
In 1989, AuPairCare,
www.aupaircare.com, became one of the first agencies designated by the U.S. Department of State to legally sponsor au pairs to come to the United States. We have successfully placed more than 30,000 au pairs across the U.S. Our au pairs come from over 40 countries and have been fully screened by our overseas representatives. They all have previous childcare experience, speak English, attend a four-day AuPairCare training program, and have a sincere interest in living with an American family and providing quality childcare for twelve months.
About Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
Founded in St. Louis in 1997, Build-A-Bear Workshop is the leader in interactive retail. The Company currently operates more than 400 Build-A-Bear Workshop stores worldwide. For more information, call 888.560.BEAR (2327) or visit
www.buildabear.com.
About Inova Hospital for Children
Inova Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services, including emergency- and urgent-care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Inova provides a healthy environment for its patients, families, visitors, staff and physicians by prohibiting tobacco use on its campuses.
Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children is a 186-bed facility on the campus of Inova Fairfax Hospital. It houses Northern Virginia’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), a subspecialty Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and a Pediatric Emergency Department. Specialties include pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery programs, as well as a pediatric hematology/oncology unit.
