Teddy Bear Ride - Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County

Don't forget to plan on joining me for the annual Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County Teddy Bear ride next Sunday!  See below for information and please spread the word around for this great cause.

(COLLIN COUNTY, TX – Oct. 29,2010) – The CACCC will hold their 18^th Annual Teddy Bear Ride on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. Over 1,000 bikers will load their motorcycles with teddy bears and take to the streets to show their support in the fight against child abuse.

The supply of teddy bears raised is used to restock the Teddy Bear Room at the CACCC. A bear is given to each abused and neglected child as they share their traumatic story. 

Jeff Strongin, the Teddy Bear Ride Chair since 2008, states, “Our hope is that the bears collected at the Ride help each child who comes to the Center through their difficult time.”

The caravan of bikers will meeting at the new start location, the Frisco IKEA parking lot, located in the north-east corner of Highway 121 and the Dallas Tollway. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the escorted ride, led by Mayor Maso of Frisco, will depart at 10:30 a.m. The riders will then make their way to the CACCC for delivery.

The 1,000 bikers will stroll along Los Rios Boulevard in Plano around noon. The Collin County community is encouraged to join Miss North Texas International 2011, Rachael Lynée Burns, in welcoming the riders to the CACCC. Burns, whose platform is child abuse prevention and recovery, supports the mission of the CACCC and the reason the bikers are riding.

Build-a-Bear’s mascot and representatives will be awaiting the arrival of one special participant, David Kellaway. Kellaway’s goal is to fasten 100 teddy bears to his motorcycle, 30 of which were donated by Build-a-Bear. Kellaway says the reason he participates in the ride each is because he “hates bullies and wants to increase awareness of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County. This is  just my small way of helping.”

The riders and the community will wrap up the afternoon with activities at the CACCC including raffles, JACK FM giveaways, live music and food. 

Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County, a non-profit 501(c)3, opened it’s doors in 1992. The Center has created a multi-disciplinary team to investigate, treat and prosecute child abuse cases within Collin County. The Children’s Advocacy Center, and its partners, have offered free services to over 33,000 children. For more information visit caccollincounty.org or call 972-633-6600