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Monday, June 1st, 2009We’re celebrating the first day of two new members to our Bear Crew! Elizabeth (Liz) Nye and Scott Wildrick arrived at The Vermont Teddy Bear Company this morning ready for their first day on the job and were greeted the way all new Bear Crew members are. Colorful sidewalk-chalk signs saying “Welcome, Scott!” and “Welcome, [...]
Boldly Going Where No Bear Has Gone Before
Monday, May 11th, 2009In anticipation of the premiere of the new Star Trek movie on May 8th, we debuted our first-ever officially licensed Star Trek Vermont Teddy Bears, licensed from CBS Consumer Products. The handcrafted Captain Kirk and Spock Bears are now available for sale at our website: http://www.VermontTeddyBear.com and Star Trek’s online store: http://store.startrek.com/.
We began working with [...]
To Whom It May Concern
Friday, May 8th, 2009(A letter from a recent customer) I am writing to you regarding a very unique and special employee you have at Vermont Teddy Bear, Anthony DAndrea, who I believe went far beyond his duties. I tried placing an order for my pregnant sister and mom-to-be online today. The details are somewhat irrelevant, the important part is that I [...]
“Looking to Score” Scores
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009Vermont Teddy Bear’s super fierce dodgeball team, “Looking to Score,” did just that! They brought their Vermont Teddy Bear best to a recent dodgeball tournament — organized by the Shelburne Athletic Club to raise money for the YMCA and Field House summer camp scholarship program. Their snazzy uniforms were custom made using recycled PJs from [...]
Wear Your PJs to Work Day!
Friday, April 17th, 2009In April of 2004, The PajamaGram Company (one of our sister companies) instated the first ever National “Wear Your Pajamas to Work” Day. Since then, other companies across the country have been enjoying this salute to “comfort and casual” every year on April 16th. After all, what better way to relax and de-stress a bit [...]
Great Stories –> Great Bears
Friday, April 10th, 2009Our Custom-Made Outfits program enables customers to have just about any outfit they can dream up created for one of our 15″, 22″, or 36″ Vermont Teddy Bears. We’ve had some interesting requests over the years and have made some pretty cool Bears, including a skydiving Bear with a hand-sewn parachute, a deep sea diver [...]
University Mall Mascot March
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009On Sunday, March 29th, The Vermont Teddy Bear Company’s very own Ted E. Bear joined 12 other area mascots for the University Mall’s annual Mascot March & Easter Egg Hunt, held at the mall in South Burlington, VT. The parade’s path led Ted through the mall towards the new 14-foot Easter Bunny tree house, where [...]
What’s the Bear Crew up to?
Friday, March 13th, 2009These two look like they’re up to something, don’t they? Brett from our Graphic Design team snapped this photo of Courtney (from our Admin. Department) and Dan (also from Graphic Design) who were working on a Vermont Teddy Bear display for an upcoming event. The first thing many of us noticed about this pic was [...]
“Teddy” Takes to the Slopes
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009Our friends at Sugarbush held their annual Vermont Teddy Bear race on Sunday, March 8th and our very own “Teddy” got in on all the snowy fun. A special event for kids aged 3-10, the Vermont Teddy Bear race divides kids into four age groups (3/4, 5/6, 7/8, and 9/10) and the winner of each [...]
We Have a New President & CEO!
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009John Gilbert, 52, has been named the new president and chief executive officer (or Chief Bear Officer as we like to call him) of The Vermont Teddy Bear Company and our sister companies – PajamaGram and Calyx Flowers. John most recently served as executive vice president and chief marketing officer for The TJX Companies, Inc., [...]
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