Bears from Bergenfield by Rabbi Claire; Claire's bears

Bears from Bergenfield by Rabbi Claire; Claire's bears Bears from Bergenfield: We collect gently loved stuffed animals and toys and fly them to Israel for children of all faiths who have been traumatized by war

We collect gently loved stuffed animals and toys and fly them to Israel for children of all faiths who have been traumatized by war and illness. We need help of all kinds. Your donations of toys, funding, and shlepping help us bring healing to children who desperately need it. It all began with one Build a Bear in the Fall of 2002 at Congregation Beth Israel Religious School in Bergenfield. The i

dea for Bears From Bergenfield was born more than 18 years ago when my son, Sam Goldstein, himself was hospitalized. Can you imagine a life without toys to play with or teddy bears to hug? Well neither could Sam or the rest of us at Cong. Beth Israel in Bergenfield, NJ. It was his idea to collect slightly used stuffed toys and recycle them. We were hoping to collect 100. That was 18+ years ago and 195,000 toys ago. You can help us hit 200,000!!

12/19/2023

GM. Please drop off donations and checks or venmo me this week. It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much. Claire's bears.

12/09/2023

From the blog of Claire Ginsburg Goldstein at The Times of Israel

Someone said that they didn't know about the shipping fee. I am saying it again. It costs $50 on El Al, the only airline...
12/08/2023

Someone said that they didn't know about the shipping fee. I am saying it again. It costs $50 on El Al, the only airline willing to fly to Israel right now. Our focus now is to fly as many toys to Israel as possible for the new Kindergartens that are being established for the evacuees. I don't have time to look around for local people who might want to take your toys right now. If you have the time to search for locals, wonderful. Please help. I'll be glad to look around for local people towards the holiday season at the end of this month.

12/08/2023

We can now send several of your donations to Israel. Several funds came in yesterday. Thank you!

08/03/2023

We've collected over 1200 stuffed toys this collection. What an accomplishment! Thank you Bergenfield and beyond.

06/26/2023
Collecting until Friday. Drop off at my house.
06/26/2023

Collecting until Friday. Drop off at my house.

02/26/2023

starting to interview all involved in Bears from Bergenfield....if they want to be interviewed...

Kerri on the 100th day of school and after helping to collect one week's worth of donations.
02/09/2023

Kerri on the 100th day of school and after helping to collect one week's worth of donations.

Another donation to our teddy bear drive at Washington school. 199 toys donated to date.
02/08/2023

Another donation to our teddy bear drive at Washington school. 199 toys donated to date.

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