Rough Riders team up with St. Pete students to spread comfort and joy with teddy bears

The Brief

  • Pasadena Fundamental Elementary wrapped up a holiday teddy bear drive with students and families donating hundreds of new stuffed animals.
  • The Rough Riders of Tampa Bay picked up the toys and are now delivering them to children in hospitals, shelters, community clinics, foster programs and families in crisis.
  • The school’s goal was to collect 1,000 new, unwrapped teddy bears and stuffed animals, part of a larger community effort to support kids facing tough circumstances during the holidays.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Pasadena Fundamental Elementary wrapped up a holiday teddy bear drive with students and families donating hundreds of new stuffed animals.

The backstory:

Students at Pasadena Fundamental Elementary in St. Petersburg spent the week collecting new, unwrapped teddy bears and stuffed toys. Now those toys are officially on their way to kids who could use a lift this holiday season.

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