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SATELLITE MEDIA ALERT: Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) Celebrates the Grand Opening of its Biggest Store in the World With Olympic Gold Medal-Winner Dominique Dawes, Actor Marc John Jeffries and The 2005 Huggable Heroes(TM)
SATELLITE MEDIA ALERT: Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) Celebrates the Grand Opening of its Biggest Store in the World With Olympic Gold Medal-Winner Dominique Dawes, Actor Marc John Jeffries and The 2005 Huggable Heroes(TM)
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WHO: Dominique Dawes, Olympic Gold Medalist Marc John Jeffries, television and movie actor will serve as Master of Ceremonies Maxine Clark, Build-A-Bear Workshop Founder and Chief Executive Bear Lloyd Haymes, Director of Licensing - New York City Marketing Development Corporation 2005 Huggable Heroes WHAT: Build-A-Bear Workshop, the global leader in the teddy bear business, will open the doors to the biggest Build-A-Bear Workshop store in the world -- right in the heart of New York's Fifth Avenue. At the grand opening celebration, the City of New York will join Build-A-Bear Workshop in unveiling the City's first-ever licensed products -- bear-sized New York Police Department and Fire Department of New York uniforms! In addition, Build-A-Bear Workshop will introduce this year's Huggable Heroes(TM) -- kids who are being recognized for going to extraordinary lengths to make life better for others. WHEN: Friday, July 8th 1:30pm -- 2:00pm Eastern Time SATELLITE COORDINATES: IA6 Transponder C-16 93 degrees West Downlink freq 4020 H VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: -- Exteriors and interiors of Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) Fifth Avenue store -- Children making bears, including touching "heart" ceremony -- Bears wearing I HEART NY t-shirts -- Bears wearing NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB licensed uniforms -- Fureign Friends line (international bear costumes) -- Bearemy, the Build-A-Bear Mascot, hugging children INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: -- Children talking about their first visit to the largest Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) in the world. -- Actor Marc John Jeffries, Master of Ceremonies, welcoming guests to the grand opening celebration. -- Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes thanking the Huggable Heroes for their work. -- Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) Founder and Chief Executive Bear Maxine Clark sharing the excitement of opening Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) in the most exciting city in the world. Please contact: Kelly McMahon 314.863.3033 or via email at kmcmahon@kaminerandco.com Becky Reichardt 314.863.3033 or via email at breichardt@kaminerandco.com
SOURCE Build-A-Bear Workshop
PRNewswire -- July 8