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The Penny Bear Company
6 Elmwood Road, Marblehead, Massachusetts
(781-639-2828)
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the News
Marblehead Chamber of Commerce voted Penny Wigglesworth and the
Penny Bear Company the 2006 Rey Moulton Person of the Year Award!
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Hello
and Welcome!
The
Penny Bear Company, Inc., based in Marblehead, Massachusetts,
is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization. Our company was established
to provide opportunities for people of all ages to work together
with their hands and hearts for a common purpose...to share messages
of love, hope, and healing through charitable outreach projects
in local communities and beyond.
The Penny Bear has become a symbol of
comfort, compassion, and love, a friend to cry, laugh, and share
secrets with... perfect for anyone in need of a hug!
We
are pleased to have you visit our Penny Bear web site. Please stay
a while and open your heart to the ways we try to create love, reassurance
and hope wherever someone needs a special hug.
   
As a result of my own near-death
experience following an allergic reaction to a bee sting, I realized
how quickly life can end and that we should enjoy every minute of
every day. I no longer feared death, and I knew then that I wanted
to make a difference in the lives of others
especially those
who are dying and those who love them.
I completed a ten-week training program with a local Hospice organization.
As a volunteer, I met 16-year-old Seth Bailey. Seth was diagnosed
with leukemia when he was three, underwent a bone marrow transplant
when he was seven, and needed a double-lung transplant to survive.
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We talked a lot about our
hopes and dreams, and the need for a sense of purpose. As ill as
he was, Seth was searching for his own life's purpose and ways to
help others. With Seth as vice president and a few others who believed
as I did, we opened my home and created the Penny Bear Company.
We began with a single project
sending messages of love, hope,
trust and compassion wherever they are needed through one of the
most universal ambassadors
teddy bears.
I believe that Seth and all the
wonderful people who have come into my life have done so that, together,
we can provide positive encouragement wherever it is needed in the
world.
Penny Wigglesworth
Founder and President
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Our Mission
Magic happens when individuals and organizations
join with one another to make our world a happier, safer place
in which to live. Since 1995 our all-volunteer, non-profit Penny
Bear Company has provided people of all ages with a variety of
opportunities to extend our mission of sharing messages of love,
hope, comfort and compassion through charitable outreach projects
in local communities and beyond.
What are Penny Bears?
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Penny
Bears begin life as ordinary teddy bears that are lovingly
hugged into life by our caring volunteers. All of our bears
wear specially worded tags tied on their wrists, and they
are dressed in handmade sweaters knitted by volunteers from
many different states. Penny Bears are not named after Penny
Wigglesworth, but rather after the shiny penny we tuck into
a rainbow-colored heart pocket on each bear's sweater. The
penny is used as a reminder of the hope and faith found in
the message printed on each U.S. coin - "In God We Trust". |
Penny Bears are small enough to fit in a hand
that needs something to hold, and large enough for people to hug,
laugh, and cry with
a gentle promise that the whispers of
their owners' hearts will be heard with unconditional love.
Thank you for visiting our site. There will
be many new journeys for the Penny Bears, and we welcome your
interest and suggestions as we send them on their way. As more
links are created with other wonderful organizations and individuals,
our site will continue to change. We hope you will make return
visits and become a new friend.
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The
Penny Bear Company
6 Elmwood Road
Marblehead, Massachusetts
(781-639-2828)
email:
bear@pennybear.org
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