The Bears Just Keep Coming...

I can't believe it! The Bear Drive just won't stop! I received another 16 bears from Portola Hotel & Spa today, and I added them to the rest of the donations, now totaling 458 stuffed animals!

Counting the Bears!

The total number of stuffed animals that I collected is....442!!! I can't believe it! I would like to thank TBWH, the International School of Monterey and Portola Hotel & Spa for all of their support! I am arranging with Ms. Susie and Ms. Karen from TBWH where and when to drop off the donations.

End of Bear Drive at Portola Hotel & Spa

My supervisor and I went to Portola Hotel & Spa to pick up the barrel. The barrel was full! Portola Hotel & Spa has been so supportive of my project! Thank you, Portola Hotel & Spa!

Bear Drive at ISM - Week Two

Wow! The Bear Drive has been such a success! ISM has been such a supportive community, and this has been a very rewarding experience. So many families and ISM teachers were prompt to donate and were excited to do so. Kylie, in first grade, brought in eight bags full of stuffed animals! I was so grateful! Thank you to the entire ISM community!

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Bear Drive at Portola Hotel & Spa

I went to Portola Hotel & Spa today to check on my Bear Drive and to see if any donations had been made. I was so amazed by the great amount of donations that were in the barrel! Portola Hotel & Spa has been so supportive of this Bear Drive, which I truly appreciate!

Bear Drive at ISM - Rest of Week One

This Bear Drive has been a very enjoyable and rewarding experience. Just by the second day, students were already contributing to the barrel! It was amazing to see the support of the ISM community for this great cause. By the end of this week, the barrel was almost completely filled!

The flyers were passed out very quickly, and were definitely a helpful way to inform the ISM community about the Bear Drive. Some parents expressed that they would have liked to see an email go out to ISM informing about the Bear Drive so that they could have been better prepared to bring in donations. Everyone seemed very excited and happy to support and contribute. One student, Brady from second grade, donated three days in a row!

The Bear Drive will continue next week, until May 6th.

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