KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Businesses throughout the Kalamazoo area say their “Teddy Bear Posse” bins are overflowing just a week after the formal start of the promotion.
“We have people showing up with bags of these things and it’s awesome,” Kalamazoo County Sheriff Rick Fuller said. “We have a lot of places to put them. We have a lot of police cars, fire trucks and ambulances that will start carrying these things.”
Fuller also said the critters will be put to good use.
“They’re great to help a child that has suffered a traumatic event,” Fuller said. “They’re also great to help a child relax around law enforcement or firefighters when there could be a less-than-traumatic event going on.”
It runs through Sept. 15.
DROP-OFF LOCATIONS: Applebees, Little Caesar’s, Look Insurance, Southern Michigan Bank and Trust, Sweetwater’s Donut Mill, Goodrich Quality Theatres, Metro PCS, Plato’s Closet, Midwest Communications, Mulder Moving and Storage and the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office.
