Skip to main content

Banner Sponsors

Tedsby - Handmade teddy bears and other cute stuffed animals. Hundreds of teddy artists from all over the world and thousands of OOAK creations.
Teddy Bear Academy - Online teddy bear making classes

bearlysane Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 2,188

Bobo-Cambodia.jpgThis is Bobo, the newest member of TBACA.

Our sponsorship goes to Bobo's up keep for a whole year.

More info on Bobo http://www.teddybearsandcritters.com/bobobear.htm ... check him out!

EDIT: We had a slight booboo with Bobo...we got the wrong photo first time around!

BootButtonBears BootButtonBears
Adelaide
Posts: 2,837
Website

How wonderful to be helping support this gorgeous fellow.  Thanks so much for organising this Sandi, it is just brilliant that "our" bears can help these beautiful creatures.

chris009av Real Deal Bears
Posts: 2,234

Thant's great Sandi, and a very pleasant suprise  :dance:  :dance:  :dance:

tuppies teddies Tuppies Teddies
Lindenow, Central Gippsland
Posts: 1,969

What a terrific cause and for such a lovely bear too.

russellbears Russell Bears
Perth
Posts: 493
Website

Wow Sandi, I had no idea you were doing this, how wonderful :clap:  :clap:
What a beautiful boy bear_wub  bear_wub

Marlys Waggle Bears
So Cal Desert
Posts: 4,089

Very generous and kind, Sandi. Bobo is a beautiful and appropriate mascot of TBACA. :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

ruth Flutter-By Bears
Staffordshire
Posts: 870
Website

Wow , that's so absolutely brilliant Sandi !!  :clap:  :clap: He's such a gorgeous chap  bear_wub  bear_wub
Mini Hugs , Ruth

SueAnn Past Time Bears
Double Oak, Texas
Posts: 21,684

SueAnn Help Advisor, Banner Sponsor

Bravo and kudos to you, Sandi . . . Bobo is a handsome fellow!   :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

Michelle Helen Chaska, Minnesota
Posts: 2,897

Oh what a beautiful little fella he is.  bear_wub  bear_wub

Rainebears Rainebears
Wellington, New Zealand
Posts: 295

It's great what you are doing for Bobo :clap: Love the photo bear_wub

rufnut Rufnut Teddy's
Victoria Australia
Posts: 2,725

Wow what a surprise, he is lovely  :hug:  :hug:  :hug:

BFB-Lyn Brimbin Forest Bears
NSW, Australia
Posts: 3,699
Website

Nice one Sandi  bear_thumb A very worthy cause for such a handsome guy and a lovely surprise!

Hugs Lyn  bear_flower

doodlebears Doodlebears
UK
Posts: 7,414

doodlebears Celebration Ambassador

Well done Sandi, helping out a handsome chap like Bobo is fantastic. I applaud you.  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

Hugs, Jane.  bear_thumb  bear_flower  bear_thumb

wazzabears Wazza Bears Australia
Bulli
Posts: 623

WOW Sandi. Surprise. I love him. Well done for doing that. Its great to see.

DebbieD Posts: 3,540

HURRRAHHHH!!!!  What a worthy boy to be helping!!!  bear_wub

TamiL Dolls N Dreams
Aurora, Colorado
Posts: 6,454

What a wonderful bear!!!  :hug:  :hug:

Carolyn Green Draffin Bears
Auckland New Zealand
Posts: 5,354
Website

That is wonderful Sandi, what you are doing for Bobo - he is such a beautiful bear.! bear_wub

Hugs
Carolyn
bear_flower

bearlysane Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 2,188

Thank you all, I am so glad you like our Bobo.

Free the Bears Fund has been working with the Cambodian Forestry Administration to provide a sanctuary for rescued bears since 1997. Located at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre, some 40km outside of the national capital Phnom Penh, the sanctuary has grown as more bears continue to arrive each year and now covers an area of more than 5 hectares. Sixteen forested habitats have been built to house almost ninety bears (a mixture of Sun bears and Asiatic black bears) of different ages and personalities. The bears in our Cambodian sanctuary come from a variety of different backgrounds; some arrive with terrible injuries after being caught by hunters using snares whilst others are found in traders houses, awaiting sale to the highest bidder. Once at our sanctuary they are treated for any injuries at the Cambodian Wildlife Hospital and slowly integrated into a social group consisting of animals of a similar age.

Any young cubs are given around-the-clock care and bottle fed until they are old enough to be introduced to other infants in our nursery group. All of the enclosures at our Cambodian sanctuary are extensively furnished with pools, rocks, climbing frames and a variety of enrichment toys to ensure that the bears are kept happy and healthy at all times. Free the Bears Fund covers 100% of the running costs of the bear sanctuary, employing a team of seven local keepers to care for the bears.

This is something I have been passionate about for many years, first becoming involved through the old Melbourne Teddy Events and again through The Woodend Teddy Bear Show where all the money from the raffles goes to sponsor Dewi (shown below). We couldn't achieve that without the kind raffle donations from our lovely bear artists who participate each year.

Dewi.gif

This is Mary Hutton, the founder of Free the Bears, with Bijli

Mary_with_Bijli.gif

Board footer

Powered by FluxBB

Banner Sponsors


Johnna's Mohair Store - Specializing in hand dyed mohair and alpaca
Past Time Bears - Artist bears designed and handcrafted by Sue Ann Holcomb