Deadline is fast approaching for program honoring young volunteers
with $10,000 in scholarships and prizes
ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2013--
Build-A-Bear
Workshop® is announcing the last call for nominations of
the 2013
Huggable Heroes® youth service award. The program
celebrates achievements of kids ages eight through 18 and their efforts
to make the world a better place. Ten young volunteers will be named
Huggable Heroes and will each receive $10,000 in scholarships and
prizes. Build-A-Bear Workshop is accepting nominations through February
28th at buildabear.com/huggableheroes.
Entry forms are also available at Build-A-Bear
Workshop stores in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
The Huggable Heroes are rewarded with a grand prize that includes an
educational scholarship, a donation to a charity of their choice, and a
mentoring scholarship to encourage the growth of their charitable
endeavors. They will also receive a trip to St. Louis, home of
Build-A-Bear Workshop World Bearquarters, where they will be celebrated
for their work, participate in a Jefferson
Awards GLOBECHANGERS
BOOTCAMP session, take part in a day of service, and have their photos
taken to potentially be featured in the Build-A-Bear Workshop 2014
calendar.
Since the company first launched the program in 2004, more than 100
Huggable Heroes have been recognized and collectively awarded nearly one
million dollars in donations and scholarships. As a group, the Huggable
Heroes have raised more than $9.4 million, have collected more than 316
million items to donate and recruited thousands of volunteers to extend
their efforts.
Build-A-Bear Workshop will honor 80 semifinalists in March and 30
finalists in May. In early June the 10 selected young people will be
named 2013 Build-A-Bear Workshop Huggable Heroes.
“We are excited to celebrate the 10th birthday of the
Huggable Heroes program and to continue to learn about all of our Guests
who are youth leaders,” said Maxine Clark, Build-A-Bear Workshop founder
and chief executive bear. “As we get ready to move into the semifinalist
phase of the program, we are confident that we will discover, as we do
each year, a wonderful group of kids doing inspiring, meaningful work.”
To read the stories about past Huggable Heroes, and learn more about the
program, visit buildabear.com/huggableheroes.
About Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. is the only global company that offers an
interactive make-your-own stuffed animal retail-entertainment
experience. There are more than 400 Build-A-Bear Workshop stores
worldwide, including company-owned stores in the U.S., Puerto
Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and franchise stores
in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East, Mexico and South
America. Founded in St. Louis in 1997, Build-A-Bear Workshop is the
leader in interactive retail. Brands include make-your-own Major League
Baseball® mascot in-stadium locations, and Build-A-Dino® stores. Build-A-Bear
Workshop extends its in-store interactive experience online with its
award winning virtual world Web site at bearville.com®.
The company was named to the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list
for the fifth year in a row in 2012. Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE: BBW)
posted total revenue of $380.9 million in fiscal 2012. For more
information, call 888.560.BEAR (2327) or visit the company's
award-winning Web site at buildabear.com®.
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About the Jefferson Awards for Public Service
The Jefferson Awards was founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,
U.S. Senator Robert Taft, Jr. and Sam Beard as the “Nobel Prize for
public service.” Named for one of America’s most influential Founding
Fathers and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, the
Jefferson Awards’ central tenet is that each and every citizen shares a
responsibility to work towards the betterment of their communities
through economic participation, public service, volunteerism and other
such efforts to improve life for all. Today, the mission of the
Jefferson Awards is to recognize, inspire and activate volunteerism and
public service in communities, workplaces and across America. As
President John F. Kennedy said, “One person can make a difference and
every person should try.” To date, over 50,000 individuals of all ages
have been recognized by the Jefferson Awards for their efforts to make
the world around them a better place. For more information on the
Jefferson Awards, visit www.JeffersonAwards.org.
Source: Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
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