TEDDY BEAR PARTY

TO PROTECT CHILDREN, TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR EQUALITY AND PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND CELEBRATE FAMILY ALL WHILE CONTINUING THE BATTLE AGAINST CANCER. THE TEDDY BEAR PARTY STARTED IN 2009 AS A SMALL CHRISTMAS HOUSE PARTY OF SEVENTY-FIVE FRIENDS IN WHICH WE COULD ALL GET TOGETHER, HAVE A FEW COCKTAILS, LAUGHS, AND SPREAD THE HOLIDAY CHEER. THE ANNUAL EVENT ORIGINATED AS A TREE TRIMMING PARTY FOR THE FIRST YEAR BUT TRANSFORMED INTO A TOY DRIVE FOR TOYS FOR TOTS THE FOLLOWING YEAR.