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 Loving Hugs, Inc. is requesting donations of new or 'gently used' store-bought, or homemade cuddly stuffed animals to send to the children in hospitals, orphanages and refugee camps around the world; to give them some comfort through a soft cuddly portable 'hug'. We also gratefully receive financial donations to help us to cover our costs for this wonderful, loving program.
HUG DONATION GUIDELINES:
1) Cuddly soft stuffed animals in new or excellent 'gently used' condition between 4 to 14-inches tall;
2) Real animal likenesses: please no TV or movie characters, except for example, Classic Disney, Snoopy, Winnie The Pooh, Eore;
3) Please no battery-operated stuffed animals;
4) Please no holiday designed or styled stuffed animals;
5) Please no reptiles, bugs, or sea creatures.
GREAT IDEAS!! Support Loving Hugs, Inc. by forming a fun group: friends, church groups, neighbors, family members, schools, office groups, sports teams, Girl Scouts - you name it -to collect brand new or very gently used stuffed animals, or get together to make them for these children in need. They could really use your 'hugs'!
Cougar Run Elementary School just collected and donated 600 fantastic 'hugs' from their Hug Drive for us! Kudos and many thanks to the students and staff at Cougar Run Elementary School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado!
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If you have any questions about donations, about Hug Drives, or if you would like to help us by granting any of our wishes from our Wish List (see below), please contact us by clicking on the 'Contact' page.
Wish List:
 More cuddly stuffed animals
 Donation of event location for fundraiser
 Donations of silent auction items for fundraiser
 Group of volunteers to help with fundraiser, and at event
 Restaurant, cooking school, or catering company donation of food for fundraising event for 150 people
 Donations of funds to help us with our costs
 generously donates the cleaning of all of the donated, gently used stuffed animals for Loving Hugs, Inc. before we send them to the children in need around the world. Also, all 18 of their locations in and around the Denver, Colorado area they are making available as drop-off locations for anyone wanting to donate their 'gently used' or new stuffed animals to Loving Hugs, Inc., if each donation is no more than 25 stuffed animals at a time. Thank you so much, Heritage Cleaners for your huge hearts and generosity! To find their nearest location for your convenience, click on this link: Heritage Cleaners Locations.
New Method Marketing has generously and graciously donated to Loving Hugs, Inc. the printing of our gorgeous tri-fold brochures, Information Post Cards, and business cards. Please support them by ordering any marketing brochures for your business needs from them. For more information about their printing services, please visit them at:
www.newmethodmarketing.com .
* Loving Hugs, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization exempt from federal income tax. Our tax identification number is 26-03546466.
www.lovinghugs.org
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