Angelica Maria and Television Personalities Bring “Bear Hugs Toy Drive”
Super Star,Angelica Maria and Television Personalities
Bring “Bear Hugs Toy Drive” to Patients at
Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach
Hundreds of teddy bears will be delivered to pediatric patients bringing smiles
this holiday season to children battling chronic and life-threating illness.
What Legendary Mexican super star and Grammy award-wining singer-songwriter, Angelica Maria Super Star,Angelica Maria and Television Personalities Bring “Bear Hugs Toy Drive” to Patients at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach Hundreds of teddy bears will be delivered to pediatric patients bringing smiles this holiday season to children battling chronic and life-threating illness. known for her cinematic movie and television roles along with Andy Zuno from the Mexican telenovela "Senora de Acero,” have teamed up with Liset Meruelo, founder of “Bear Hugs Toy Drive,” to deliver stuffed animals to patients and their families at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach who are hospitalized during the holidays.
When Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2 – 3 p.m.
Visual
• Red wagons filled with teddy bears rolled down the halls of Miller Children’s by super star Angelica Maria and Andy Zuno.
• Angelica Maria and Andy Zuno with costume characters from popular kid’s movies
passing out stuffed animals and autographing photos for patients.
• Angelica Maria and Andy Zuno hand delivering teddy bears to cancer patients at
their bedside who are too sick to join the playroom activities.
• A playroom transformed into a holiday children’s party with local personalities DJ Brandi
Garcia from LA’s 93.5 FM KDAY radio & news anchor Palmira Perez from KWHY-TV
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Why
The Bear Hugs Toy Drive is an annual charity campaign launched by Liset Meruelo, wife of prominent Cuban-American businessman Alex Meruelo, of Meruelo Group. During the holiday season, Meruelo Group employees, families and friends across Southern California collect teddy bears and stuffed animals for the “Bear Hugs Toy Drive.” This is the 16th teddy bears are being collected for the “Bear Hugs Toy Drive.” Bears are distributed to local Southern California children and families to bring joy throughout the year.
Who
Liset and Alex Meruelo are longtime supporters of Miller Children’s. Liset understands how difficult it is for a child to be hospitalized and her ultimate goal is to provide a teddy bear to every patient. Something as small as a teddy bear can make a world of a difference to patients and their families, bringing them comfort and the opportunity to forget their illness for one day. Liset also volunteers as a NICU cuddler at Miller Children’s, where she supports the development and growth of premature babies by interacting with them during times when their parents can’t be with them.
Where
Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach Pavilion - 2801 Atlantic Ave.,
Long Beach 90806 (Located off of Memorial Medical Center Dr. and Atlantic Ave.)
Call Caesar Cabada at (213) 705-5547 when in the pavilion lobby. Parking will be validated.