ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2013--
Build-A-Bear Workshop®, the interactive entertainment
retailer of customized stuffed animals, announced today that it will
raise funds for literacy programs in public schools through
DonorsChoose.org with the help of Guests this October. Founded in 2000,
DonorsChoose.org is a nonprofit website where public school teachers
describe specific educational projects for their students, and donors
can choose the projects they want to support. Guests are invited to
donate $1 (or more) when they check out at Build-A-Bear Workshop stores
or at buildabear.com®
now through October 30 to support DonorsChoose.org.
All funds raised in Build-A-Bear Workshop stores will remain local to
provide supplies in public schools in each community. For a complete
list of stores and benefiting schools, visit http://bit.ly/1aFKJsc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop first partnered with DonorsChoose.org in 2008 and
the company and its foundation have raised over $400,000 to fund
classroom projects throughout the United States. Since 2000, the
DonorsChoose.org community of 1.2 million donors has channeled $194
million into classrooms in need and benefitted 9.5 million students.
“We are thrilled to continue our relationship with Build-A-Bear Workshop
and thank them for empowering young people to give back and make a
difference for students in need in their local classrooms,” said Charles
Best, founder of DonorsChoose.org.
Since its inception in 1997, Build-A-Bear Workshop has given Guests a
voice in supporting the causes that are important to them, such as
children’s health and wellness, animals, and literacy, and has given
more than $32 million through its corporate donations and foundation
grant programs to these causes.
For more information, visit a Build-A-Bear
Workshop location or DonorsChoose.org.
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 website 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 2013. 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 website at buildabear.com®.
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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
Jill Saunders, 314-423-8000, ext. 5293
Cell:
314-422-4523
jills@buildabear.com
or
Shannon
Lammert, 314-423-8000, ext. 5379
Cell: 314-556-8841
shannonl@buildabear.com