Obama “Bear-y” Happy to Be at DNC; McCain Still Waiting in VT
August 28, 2008 | By: Wendy
Just what is all the fuzz about? Our specially designed Obama Bears are stuffed with excitement to be attending the Democratic National Convention this week in Denver, Colorado. The Bears have been visiting the DNCC offices in Denver since earlier this summer, and are now among the crowds attending the convention at the Pepsi Center August 25th-28th, 2008. In related news, our specially designed McCain Bears are still in Vermont, hoping for a ticket to Minneapolis in September.
The Obama Bears made the flight out west to Colorado earlier this summer and arrived at the Democratic National Convention Committee offices in Denver on July 25th. They’ve spent the past several weeks doling out lots of big Bear hugs to legislators and other politicians, as well as entertaining the DNCC staff and visiting press.
“The Bears arrived in true Obama style,” said a representative from the Democratic National Convention Committee. “They had their sleeves rolled up and were ready to work hard.”
FUR sure a Bear you can believe in, each specially designed Obama Bear wears a white dress shirt with sleeves rolled up, black pants, and an Obama ‘08 campaign button.
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“These bears can’t help but make someone smile”
August 11, 2008 | By: Meg
Many thanks to Heather Robinson from Newbury Park, CA for sharing her Bear story with us. She ordered our 15″ Ballerina Bear. We send our best wishes to her daughter for the speediest recovery possible!
I haven’t found another site that can customize so well. My daughter was accepted to a very reputable ballet company for the summer and 5 days before the performance broke her ankle and ended up on crutches. I was able to design a bear wearing a tutu in point shoes with a bouquet of pink roses (her favorite) in a cast on the correct leg and with two crutches. I could even put small phrases on the cast. Dance is her life and not only will she miss her performance, she will not be dancing for some time. Nothing can make up for the emotional pain she is going through but this teddy bear definitely put a smile on her face that is very much deserved and very much needed. It also arrived in less than 48 hours. She is 13 but it doesn’t matter if someone is 6 or 60; these bears can’t help but make someone smile. They aren’t cheap but they are worth every penny to be able to customize to this extent. Thank YOU!!!
Topics: Love Letters | 1 Comment »
VTBC Sponsors Circus Smirkus
July 29, 2008 | By: Meg
Vermont Teddy Bear was one of five main sponsors for Circus Smirkus at the Champlain Valley Exposition in early July. Each performer received a Little Hero bear with the Circus Smirkus logo on the t-shirt. Check out these Smirkus style pictures!
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Sir Elton John Visits VT and Gets a Big Bear Hug
July 25, 2008 | By: Wendy
Completing his career-long quest to perform in all 50 United States, Sir Elton John entertained a sold-out crowd at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction, Vermont on Monday, July 21st. In honor of his visit to the Green Mountain State, the talented designers in our Custom-Made Bear department created a one-of-a-kind Sir Elton John Vermont Teddy Bear for the rock ‘n’ roll legend. Vermont Teddy Bear CEO Liz Robert, a concert goer herself, delivered the Bear, handing it off at a pre-performance reception to Governor Jim Douglas, who then presented it in person to Sir Elton John. Click here to check out press conference coverage of the event, and see Sir Elton John receiving his Vermont Teddy Bear.
Topics: Custom-Made Bears, VTB in the News | 3 Comments »
Safe Delivery in the “Wildfire State”
July 15, 2008 | By: Meg
Linda Schaller’s new fuzzy friend just arrived safely at her home in Woodland, California. Sounds like another Vermont Teddy Bear has found himself a terrific new home. This is what Linda had to say about his arrival:
My beautiful Patriotic Bear arrived today and was in relatively good spirits! He said he was a little hot and thirsty and wasn’t too impressed with all the smoke from the wild fires burning out of control but overall said he felt pretty good and that the air hole definitely helped. He said it was a long trip and he was able to peek out the hole to see what’s happening around him. The caramel snack helped too! He saved some for me!
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Reilly, Sisters and Bears…oh, my!
June 30, 2008 | By: Meg
Carol M. from West Gardiner, Maine contacted us recently to share a terrific poem with us her 10-year-old daughter, Reilly, wrote, as well as a picture of her three daughters posing with their Vermont Teddy Bears. Many thanks to Carol, Reilly, Erynne and Kelsey! Here’s Reilly’s poem:
My mom got my Vermont Teddy Bear in a store in Vermont. Teddy’s bib has my name on it. I got it when I wasn’t even born yet. In my room, I got to keep it there when I turned 1.
I think it is special to me because I had VTB for a long time and I hug it when I am scared and I hug it when it’s cold outside. I like to keep it close to my bed so I could look at it when I have nightmares. VTB is special to me because it is very cute to hold. The color it really was when I got it was Creamy Vanilla. Now that it’s old, it doesn’t have the color.
I tried to sleep with it, but it’s heavy and it falls off the bed.
I just keep it on the top of my closet.
I love my teddy bear because I feel like I am not alone in my room when I have nothing else to do. I play with it in my room when my mom and dad aren’t home.
Sometimes I play with it with my little sister Erynne. I take it on special trips and sometimes to school. I will save it for my kids to see and keep it in my heart forever.
My memories will be in my heart, always.
Topics: Love Letters, Picture of the Week | 2 Comments »
The Flame Truck Stops Here
May 9, 2008 | By: Nate
Just when you thought a UPS truck just couldn’t get any cooler, along comes a new breed to shift the paradigm, smash preconceptions, and just plain mess with your head. I’m talking about, of course,…the UPS flame truck.
OK, I don’t know if that’s what it’s really called, but that’s the name we were using when all of us in the Internet Marketing department trooped downstairs to the parking lot on this spectacularly sunny day so we could take turns behind the wheel. They wouldn’t give us the keys (something about it being “above our pay grade,” followed by mocking laughter), but that didn’t stop us from clambering around the driver seat, honking the horn (that would be Ryan), and indulging in the fantasy of every web developer: “So what would it be like to get out there, live the dream, and be a delivery driver?”
Topics: Bear Crew, Humor, VTB Factory | 6 Comments »
Bears of Hope
May 8, 2008 | By: Meg
I am a 14 month breast cancer survivor and was one of the recipients of the Stowe Bear of Hope during the Stowe Weekend of Hope. I just wanted to thank your company for being so generous and caring. I had been to the Teddy Bear Factory about 10 years ago when I was on holiday in Vermont. It was a wonderful experience and one that I never forgot. Never did I expect to receive a beautiful bear this weekend. I can’t tell you how much it meant to me and to the many other attendees at the Weekend of Hope. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Lynda Poyser
Vankleek Hill, Ontario
Canada
Topics: Good News, Love Letters | 2 Comments »
Sending Bear Hugs
April 23, 2008 | By: Meg
Many thanks to Theresa Strunk from Smiths, AL for sharing her Bear experience with us:
“I ordered the bear for a friend/co-worker’s daughter. Her mother told me that the very day it arrived they had taken Carly outside in her wheelchair for some fresh air and sunshine. (She was hit by a car and broke her left leg while riding her bicycle). They saw the delivery truck pass the house and Carly said, “I wish there was something for me on that truck.” When the driver returned, obviously having missed the house, and gave her the bear, she was thrilled! Her mother said it couldn’t have come at a better time since her spirits were low that day. She told me her face lit up when she saw the bear with a cast just like hers. Her mother now has a picture of her on her phone with her bear. I couldn’t be more pleased with my purchase. It was worth every penny to see the smile on Carly’s face! Thank you again for helping me make a little girl’s day brighter!!!!”
The Bear Crew here at Vermont Teddy Bear sends our best wishes to you, too, Carly, to heal fast. We like to say that “an apple a day may keep the doctor away, but a hug from a Bear is the best kind of care!”
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Bears in the Service
April 15, 2008 | By: Meg
“What a wonderful product you have. Since I discovered VTB I have probably purchased a half a dozen or so. I’m currently stationed in the Middle East Iraq/Kuwait and I send them home to my nieces and sisters back in the States. Thank you again for having such a product that brings smiles to those given them as well as those that receive them.”
Bill Sallee, Lenoir, TN
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