Instructions
Providing hope, gratitude, and support for children in need!
First and foremost,
thank you
Today, we honor those families and offer a small piece of comfort—a reminder that they are not alone and that their sacrifices are seen, appreciated, and supported. While public officers are out keeping our communities safe, their families are also serving in their own way—navigating challenges and holding it together when their loved ones can’t be home. It’s not always easy, especially for the children, who feel that empty seat at the dinner table or hear the sirens and worry.
The experience
We’re building bears! Hero Bears are super soft bears that let the children of public officers know that we’re supporting them and are grateful for them. Each bear needs to be carefully stuffed, dressed and packed to make sure we can get the bears deployed as soon as possible. We thank you for joining us for this operation!
Instructions
We work to keep things as simple as possible. If you have any questions, please get in touch with your event coordinator or reach out to “Kai” (WeHero Super Dog) in the lower-right corner of this page.
Step 1: Let's get stuffing!
These little bears go to the children of our deployed troops; we bring the bears to life as soft, cuddly, friendly creatures. The most important thing is to open your stuffing prior to the activity, so the fluff can “breath.” It will double if not triple in size outside the packaging. We don't want it to expand inside your bear.Un-velcro the back of the bear and pull out the zipper mesh pocket. This will hold the stuffing!
Step 2: Legs for the bear to run to a new friend
The legs are slightly longer than the arms. Use two fingers to push a ball of fluff into each leg to plump them up.
Step 3: A throne for the bear
Next, we give them something to sit on. Take up all the stuffing, and push this to where the bear has a little seat. Then stuff his stomach and the rest of the insides, giving him a little potbelly.Once stuffed, zip the pocket closed, push the zipper back inside the bear, and velcro closed.
Step 4: Let's get dressed!
We’ve provided white shirts and fabric markers for volunteers to personalize the bears. Make them extra special with your own creative touch!
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Step 5: Letter writing
One of the most important touches to the bears. The children who receive these bears will find great comfort and support with their new best friend. Inspire them!
A creative way to write to your recipient is from the point of view of the bear! Write the backstory – share about the bear and their journey to find a special best friend (and now they have found one)! Perhaps they traveled across the universe to find them- from outer space to the deepest ocean!
Use your imagination and bring joy to a child.Use the WeHero stationary to write them a short letter. It’s very impactful to know that someone is thinking of you.
Step 6: Photo time!
Take a photo of yourself with your completed kits and share the experience with your friends and family. This is an opportunity to spread awareness and share the act of kindness. Be sure to tag WeHero when you post on social media!
You've successfully completed your Hero Bears experience!
Nice work! Now what?
We’d love your thoughts!
Have 32 seconds? We always want to make these experiences better and would love your feedback.
Learn More
Visit the 100 Club website to learn more about their mission and how you can continue supporting them.
Learn More
Recycling is hard so we made this resource list to make it easier!
We build our volunteer events to be as environmentally friendly as possible. Whether it is offsetting the carbon emissions of the shipping process, using recycled cardboard for the boxes, or relying on algae based dyes, we’ve made conscious steps to ensure we’re doing right for our world.
How we offset our carbon footprint
We have partnered with Cool Effect on The Mare Chicose landfill project in Mauritius to reduce methane emissions, generate electricity, create jobs, and promote sustainable development. Investing in the project helps reduce our carbon footprint and support global climate change mitigation.
Have questions about your experience?
We’re here to help!
Get in touch with us here or give us a call. Feel free to also chat with Kai and he’ll fetch a member of our team to help!
