Today, the Traveling Bear Society officially goes international. Bow is heading to Institute Giola in Spain, and Rodger is off to Joseph Koenig Gymnasium in Germany. Rodger is taking a packet of letters from Montoursville High School graduates who shared their thoughts and memories of TWA Flight 800. It feels like such a small gesture, but we hope our little bears help those communities heal.
Snow and Hank are heading out today too. If their recipients wish to share their stories, we will feature them here.
On a personal note, it's been incredible to see all the support over the past week for our little organization. The Traveling Bear Society is still in its infancy, operating on the good will of our financial supporters and the trust that the people who receive our bears will someday pay the gesture forward. Thanks to everyone who has kept this effort going. Thanks to everyone who has written notes or shared one of our Facebook posts. Thanks to reporter Stephanie Farr, who featured us today in the Philadelphia Daily News.
A few days ago, I was talking with one of my high school teachers. She was wondering if I'd ever found the original bear, the one from Oklahoma City who inspired all of this. Unfortunately, that bear's whereabouts are still unknown. But when I told her this, she said something extraordinary: that she hoped wherever he was, the people who had him would send him to Haltern.
Now wouldn't that be something.
Snow and Hank are heading out today too. If their recipients wish to share their stories, we will feature them here.
On a personal note, it's been incredible to see all the support over the past week for our little organization. The Traveling Bear Society is still in its infancy, operating on the good will of our financial supporters and the trust that the people who receive our bears will someday pay the gesture forward. Thanks to everyone who has kept this effort going. Thanks to everyone who has written notes or shared one of our Facebook posts. Thanks to reporter Stephanie Farr, who featured us today in the Philadelphia Daily News.
A few days ago, I was talking with one of my high school teachers. She was wondering if I'd ever found the original bear, the one from Oklahoma City who inspired all of this. Unfortunately, that bear's whereabouts are still unknown. But when I told her this, she said something extraordinary: that she hoped wherever he was, the people who had him would send him to Haltern.
Now wouldn't that be something.