Project Bear Hug

 

Project Bear Hug makes furry embroidered teddy bears used by the Gwinnett County Fire Department to comfort stressed children they encounter while performing their daily duties. We meet at the Duluth store and welcome new volunteers. Please bring scissors and basic sewing supplies. For more information, please email Julie@atlantasewing.com
We’ll be meeting:
Friday, August 17      
Friday, September 28    
Friday, October 19 
Friday, November 16
Friday, December 14  

If you would like to support Project Bear Hug and cannot attend our scheduled workdays this quarter, we need bags of stuffing and are always in need of furry fabric donations. Please note that Project Bear Hug does NOT accept cash donations.

Gwinnett County Fire Department

Project Bear Hug supports the Gwinnett County Fire Department by providing our furry embroidered teddy bears for our Firefighters and EMS Technicians in Gwinnett County.  These bears are given by GCFD personnel to stressed children they encounter at fire and medical emergency scenes. Here are photos of our recent Bear Delivery to Gwinnett County Fire Station #7 in Duluth.  Click on image to view larger picture and then use your browser's back button to return

     

Project Bear Hug was recently asked to make a quilt for a Gwinnett County Firefighter who has been stricken with ALS. Volunteers came together to embroidery blocks for this quilt and piece it together.  This quilt was delivered to the Gwinnett County Fire Department on 2/13/02.  Click on image to view larger picture and then use your browser's back button to return

Open Your Heart
Sewing for Preemies

 Open Your Heart Sewing for Preemies meets at the Marietta store This is an ongoing volunteer project which benefits the NICU of Kennestone Hospital in Marietta.
Please call for details. (770-428-5522). We will meet:
Sunday, September 9
Sunday, October 28
Sunday, November 18
 

Project Bear Hug
New York Bear Lift

        94 teddy bears and one dalmation dog made for the children of New York Firefighters by customers of Atlanta Sewing Center were delivered to FDNY Engine Company 23 and the Fire Officers Union in New York City on December 10, 2001.  Here are New York's finest of Engine Company 23.  Click on image to view larger picture and then use your browser's back button to return.

     

        The balance of the bears were delivered to the Fire Officer's Union, located near Ground Zero.

     

Before being delivered to the firefighters, one lucky bear got to meet Diane Sawyer on the set of ABC's Good Morning America.  GMA is not affiliated nor is a sponsor of Project Bear Hug.  Click on the small image to see larger picture of Julie and Diane.