Testimonials

 

 

Hope is so important to our families. We are so very grateful for the bears. Bears of Hope-so appropriately named! Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness.    Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care

 

Every bear truly delivers joy and peace to a child in need.  The warmth contained in each bear is certainly felt.  Thank you for all of your support.         Elizabeth Judd, JCFS

 

 Our Children's Coordinator loves welcoming each child to the shelter with the comfort of one of your bears! The children are especially grateful for the wonderful bears. Women's Shelter, Northern Suburbs

 

 We gave a critical ill boy a Bears of Hope bear.  Although he received get well gifts from his family, the only one he wanted was the bear.  His mother said he slept with his bear and throughout the day he hugged it.  The boy is getting better and his bear stays close to him giving him hugs, comfort and hope.                                                               Suri Brownstein, Chai Lifeline Program Coordinator

 

 

A girl came to talk to me about her cousins who were killed in a car accident.  I gave her a Bears of Hope bear to hold.  She squeezed that bear the enire time we talked.  When we finished, I asked her if she'd like to take the bear home to squeeze and talk to when she felt sad.  Her face lit up and she marched out of my office hugging her bear.  The bear was really a source of comfort and security for her.  With the bear in her arms, she was able to express her feelings openly.                                                                                                    Rabbi Andrea London, Beth Emet Free Synagogue

 

We would like to extend our appreciation to you for your handcrafted fabric bears in patriotic fabric.  Your thoughtfulness reflects the concern you feel for our veterans and for the service they provided all of us while in service to our country.  Without your support, we could not provide for the smaller niceties that make hospitalization more bearable.                                                                                                            Department of Veterans Affairs, Edward Hines Hospital

 

It is always a treat to give one of the hand-crafted Bears of Hope to a child in need. They truly bring hope! We look forward to continuing to work with you.
Jewish Child & Family Services

 

We give the bears to orphans and children from poor families in Armenia through our Relief Mission. They bring joy to the children and are a comfort to them. Often the bear is their only toy.                                  Dr. Stephen Kashian, Orchard Medical Group and Founder Armenian Relief Mission

 

We received the Bears of Hope and they are absolutely adorable! Rest assured, the kids are enjoying them very much.
Women's Shelter-Far North Suburbs

 

We would like to thank you for coming and helping us with our community service project. The bears are awesome. We hope the bears cheer up sick and needy children and adults. We appreciate being able to help and would like you to come back soon for another community service project.
PACE students at NLU

 

Enclosed is a financial gift to Bears of Hope for materials to continue your great efforts in providing comfort to those in need. We are excited to have our group volunteer and be a part of creating these bears.
Littelfuse, Inc., Des Plaines, IL

 

It is so sweet and kind what you do. I'm proud to be in the cirlcle receiving bears to bring to sick and needy children and adults.
Rabbi Jonathan Magidovitch, Congregation B'nai Torah

 

The bears are so cute. I can't wait to give them on to children in our foster care family preservation program.
Children's Home & Aid-Arlington Heights, IL

 

The bears are just so special and adorable. They have been a huge hit with those who have received them. You are an inspiration!
Chai Lifeline

 

The women are very grateful for your gifts that are so important during what is such a painful and trying time in their lives. The bears allow these women to give their children special gifts as they strive to build new lives free from violence.
Women's Shelter, Chicago, Northern Suburbs

 

The bears have been a real comfort to our patients and their family members.
Bethany Terrace Health Centre

 

The bears bring great cheer and many smiles to children in need of love and support.
Rabbi Matthew Berger, Temple Chai

 

The bears will be a blessing to all of our little ones who find themselves unfortunate to get sick or hurt.
Pastor Susan Shelley Parkview Community Church