RE/MAX staff donates teddy bears to hospital

DAVE GALLAGHER - THE BELLINGHAM HERALD

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Agents and staff members of RE/MAX Whatcom County recently donated 114 new teddy bears to help children who are patients or have family members being treated at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham.

The teddy bears, collected during RE/MAX's holiday party, were distributed to the hospital's emergency department, pediatric unit, Childbirth Center and Procedural Care Unit. This is the second year RE/MAX has taken up the collection and exceeded last year's collection by over 20 bears.

"Children often are scared as they're about to receive treatment in an unfamiliar setting," said Marci Scott, director of volunteer services at St. Joseph Hospital. "When we give them a new teddy bear, it brings a big smile to their faces and helps in relaxing them."

RE/MAX Whatcom County, owned by Dean and Lori Reece, has more than 100 agents at offices in Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden, Point Roberts and Sudden Valley. For more information, call RE/MAX's Bellingham office, 647-1313, or visit www.nwhomes.net.