Tabby the bear is delivering smiles to homeless children across Chula Vista with the help of university students and police officers.
Created by students from Brandman University in Irvine in partnership with the Chula Vista Police Department, the bear is meant to provide comfort to distressed children.
The project is part of Brandman's organization leadership doctoral program, which challenged the students in an assignment to change the world by creating the most value possible. One team came up with the teddy bear idea. They called the bear Tabby,Β nicknamed after The Amazon Bear (TAB), from the online retailer, Chula Vista resident and student Gina Albertini-Bennett said.
"We thought, if you're homeless this bear will be carried with you no matter where you go," she said. "This is a subliminal way for Chula Vista homeless children to receive an Amazon package who don't have a way of receiving one.Β"
The team also created a video to promote the bear.
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