Community Collects Teddy Bears for Newtown Families

Drive for donations runs through January 11

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By Heather Hintze
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Story Created: Dec 20, 2012 at 6:51 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Dec 26, 2012 at 9:06 AM AKDT

ANCHORAGE - Campbell Elementary School in Anchorage took donations to help the children of Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut.

On Thursday students organized a teddy bear drive. By mid-afternoon they’d collected more than two-dozen stuffed animals. Students said it’s a way to show Sandy Hook students kids around the country are thinking about them.

“One school that has a tragedy like that happen should have all schools help,” said sixth grade student Kyle Aldridge-Mejia.

While there’s no set goal, Aldridge-Mejia said he’d like the community to help them hit 2,000 bears.

Campbell Elementary has donation boxes set up at a number of partner businesses around Anchorage including Sara’s Sandwiches, Village Inn on Dimond and Gallos Mexican Restaurant on Arctic.

The teddy bear drives run through January 11.

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kg said on Thursday, Dec 20 at 9:54 PM

why not send the newtown school a card and instead donate money to local charities. Teddy bears will most likely end up in the trash. The money can be donated in honor of the Newtown Victims. I think that's what the victims would like to happen.

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Anonymous said on Friday, Dec 21 at 12:15 PM

These kids are trying to help and you a knocking them down for it?

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