Make your own Pudsey
IF YOU go down to Lakeside next week, you are sure of a big surprise.
Youngsters will be helping to create a giant piece of Pudsey artwork at the Build-A-Bear Workshop from 12noon to 2pm next Tuesday.
They will also be able to take part in fun and games, dance to a DJ and meet Bearemy the Build-A-Bear mascot and ambassador of bear hugs.
The event has been organised to help the Build-A-Bear workshop launch its brand new Pudsey to help raise money for Children in Need.
Maxine Clark, founder of Build-A-Bear, said: âWe are absolutely delighted to be working with such a worthy cause for the fourth time and weâre hoping to raise even more money for Children in Need.â
In 2010, the Build-A-Bear Workshop raised £135,000 through the sale of Pudsey and his friend, Blush Bear, at stores across the country.
Town Opens Hearts And Wallets For 'Seymour Pink Day'
Seymour Wednesday mobilized for “Seymour Pink Day,” a way to raise money and awareness for breast cancer.
The downtown area lampposts and utility poles were strung with pink banners. Pink ribbons were painted onto the asphalt on First Street, the downtown street where Town Hall is located.
Businesses around town decorated their windows with pink ribbons and pink balloons and employees wore pink outfits.
Seymour hosts Seymour Pink Day each year. It’s a large-scale community effort to get the word out about breast cancer, and raise money to donate to breast cancer causes.
At the Teddy Bear Treehouse Learning Center on South Main Street, the children wore pink, as did their teachers.
“All the kids, everybody is in pink,” said AnnMarie Violano, owner of the learning center.
She said she gets into the Seymour Pink groove every year.
“We show our support to the cause,” Violano said.
Breast cancer is a topic that women at the Body Shoppe hair salon in Seymour relate with, said Kelly Steeves, who owns the salon, as well as the Oxford Academy of Hair Design. Both businesses are located in The Mansion, the former Carousel Gardens on North Street.
Blush Bear, at stores across the country. The workshop will donate £5 for every Pudsey or Blush sold this year to charity, and has also launched a new line of clothing for the two furry friends including T-shirts with a new Children in Need design,
At the Teddy Bear Treehouse Learning Center on South Main Street, the children wore pink, as did their teachers. “All the kids, everybody is in pink,” said AnnMarie Violano, owner of the learning center. She said she gets into the Seymour Pink groove
