Group Members:

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Buddy Bear Program

• Group Members
• Ariel Haffey, Jennifer Minnis, Jessica Ruch,
  Sandhya Srikantom, Rudy Hernandez II

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About the Program

• In 1988 Bette Shoepe started the Buddy Bear
  program at the WACSO. She realized that during a
  car accident, domestic violence or custody move,
  or even visiting a parent in jail, children were
  usually traumatized. Having the deputies give
  the child a teddy bear would help create a
  comfort zone and a feeling of safety and trust.

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GOAL

• Our goal was to collect 50 teddy bears for the
  Washington County Sheriffs Office Buddy Bear
  program. This program gives bears to children
  who have been through traumatic situations.

4
Our Approach

• We made flyers to give to people, stores, and to
  hang in certain places. These flyers gave all
  the information about what we were trying to
  accomplish. We also usually gave a small
  presentation along with the flyers.

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Sandhya's Page

• To collect bears for this project I put of flyers
  in my music class and my friends dance class. I
  also talked to my relatives and my friends. This
  way I got a chance to effectively reach many
  families.

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Buddy Bear drive
Getting Started Visiting with the
Leadership Class Keeping in Contact The
Finished Product What I learned while
engaging in the Community As members of the
Buddy Bear drive, Jen and I took a road trip down
memory lane and visiting with students from our
once familiar high school. Getting started was of
course a challenge, but in the end our hard work
paid off. It was amazing to see high school
students take an interest in this cause. We were
amazed and surprised when Ms. Klotter assigned
this project for her students, this was more than
Jen and I could have asked for. They were able to
collect 75 stuffed animals and just about 75.00
to spend on bears of our choice. Special thanks
to Ms. Klotters Leadership class.
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Jenny's Page

• Rudy Hernandez II and I had the chance to speak
  to a class of 25 about this community project.
  The teens were extremely interested in what we
  presented and what we were asking of them. The
  Reynolds students put the project into action by
  placing teddy bear bags around the school. The
  students made it their assignment to gather the
  bears and did a wonderful job. The experience of
  speaking in front of a classroom and giving
  instructions, along with keeping in contact with
  the teacher and students was very beneficial.
  Overall it was a job well done.

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Ariel's Page

• To try and collect as many teddy bears as I could
  I put our flyers up at Nikes child care center.
  I also put up some flyers at the Tiger Woods
  office building. Nike employees turned out to be
  very generous. I also informed the people in the
  search and rescue post of our project and they
  donated a few bears as well.

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Jessica's Page

• After having some initial problems stirring up
  interest in the Buddy Bear program in some local
  public schools, I decided to take a different
  route to raise support for the program. With the
  help of my instructor at my martial art school,
  we received over 75 in donations. 60 of those
  dollars came from caring individuals and families
  from the School of Traditional Taekwon-Do. Even
  with the official project now over, parents of
  students at the school are still asking if they
  can donate bears. The best part of this whole
  project was seeing that people were willing to go
  the extra mile and wanting to continue to help
  others. I guess people just need an initial push.

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The Drop-off
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Conclusion

• We exceeded our goal of 50 bears. We ended up
  collecting over 120 teddy bears!

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How to Help

• Buddy Bears can be dropped off at the
  Washington County Sheriffs Office - 215 SW Adams
  Ave. Hillsboro, OR. 97123
• or
• Call 503-846-3998 ext. 1001