Hi all,
 
As some of you may recall, I posted the original article about the
large "picture" of Mickey Mouse  ...  a posting that seems to have
inspired the Anaheim Alfombra project.
 
Hence, it is with some trepidation that I post the following...
 
> TEDDY BEAR.  HP Canada commissioned the creation of Canada's
> largest Teddy Bear for The Hospital for Sick Children
> Foundation's annual telethon picnic on May 31.  "Hewy the Bear"
> is 15 feet tall, weighing more than 100 pounds with a paw-span of
> nearly 17 feet.  He was constructed of ethafoam, steel and lamb's
> wool by a local prop outfit.  At the picnic, he arrived by
> stretcher to play the role of an patient receiving medical
> treatment for minor injuries.  The teddy bear will reside
> permanently at the hospital for the enjoyment of young patients.
>
> HP Canada has been involved with the annual fund-raising event
> for 11 years.  This year more than 250 HP employees volunteered a
> total of 1,000 hours to record manually some 35,000 phoned-in
> pledges that will be entered into a computer at HP for
> confirmation and issuance of receipts.  HP Canada also regularly
> donates leading-edge medical equipment to the hospital.
 
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Stan Sieler                                          [log in to unmask]
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