10/10/2008

The Clarksburg Exponent

When Carol Shaw’s great-grandson came out of surgery three years ago, all the staff at United Hospital Center had to give him was some candy.

When Carol Shaw’s great-grandson came out of surgery three years ago, all the staff at United Hospital Center had to give him was some candy.

That is when Shaw, with the help of the Kasson Ladies Aid at Kasson United Methodist Church in Barbour County, came up with the idea to make teddy bears to donate to the hospital.

On Wednesday, the ladies presented the staff at UHC with the 1,000th handmade, colorful teddy bear. “It amazes me that we have given these bears to so many kids,” said Sharon Fernandez, nurse manager in the recovery room. Fernandez thinks the bears are “marvelous. “When the children come out of surgery, they are tearful and hurting and they just love receiving these bears. It gives them something to hold on to. It gives them a smile and makes them feel more comfortable,” she said.

The ladies and their families at Kasson United Methodist Church average a donation of about 50 bears a month to the hospital. The 15 ladies and their families work as a team to make the bears. Each of the members takes turns in doing the various steps.

One person will cut the patterns out of fabric, another will sew them, another will stuff them and another will put the bows and designs on the bears, Shaw said.

Each bear takes a couple of days to make, and a lot of about 20 to 25 bears takes a few days to put together, Shaw said. “This is what God wants us to be — to show our love through these bears,” Shaw said.

The ladies aid purchases the materials to make the bears, and members are always on the lookout for discounts on fabric and stuffing. The ladies aid will accept any donations to help make the bears.

10/10/2008

The Herald-Dispatch

When Carol Shaw’s great-grandson came out of surgery three years ago, all the staff at United Hospital Center had to give him was some candy.

When Carol Shaw’s great-grandson came out of surgery three years ago, all the staff at United Hospital Center had to give him was some candy.

That is when Shaw, with the help of the Kasson Ladies Aid at Kasson United Methodist Church in Barbour County, came up with the idea to make teddy bears to donate to the hospital.

On Wednesday, the ladies presented the staff at UHC with the 1,000th handmade, colorful teddy bear. “It amazes me that we have given these bears to so many kids,” said Sharon Fernandez, nurse manager in the recovery room. Fernandez thinks the bears are “marvelous. “When the children come out of surgery, they are tearful and hurting and they just love receiving these bears. It gives them something to hold on to. It gives them a smile and makes them feel more comfortable,” she said.

The ladies and their families at Kasson United Methodist Church average a donation of about 50 bears a month to the hospital. The 15 ladies and their families work as a team to make the bears. Each of the members takes turns in doing the various steps.

One person will cut the patterns out of fabric, another will sew them, another will stuff them and another will put the bows and designs on the bears, Shaw said.

Each bear takes a couple of days to make, and a lot of about 20 to 25 bears takes a few days to put together, Shaw said. “This is what God wants us to be — to show our love through these bears,” Shaw said.

The ladies aid purchases the materials to make the bears, and members are always on the lookout for discounts on fabric and stuffing. The ladies aid will accept any donations to help make the bears.

10/10/2008

The Herald-Dispatch

When Carol Shaw’s great-grandson came out of surgery three years ago, all the staff at United Hospital Center had to give him was some candy.

When Carol Shaw’s great-grandson came out of surgery three years ago, all the staff at United Hospital Center had to give him was some candy.

That is when Shaw, with the help of the Kasson Ladies Aid at Kasson United Methodist Church in Barbour County, came up with the idea to make teddy bears to donate to the hospital.

On Wednesday, the ladies presented the staff at UHC with the 1,000th handmade, colorful teddy bear. “It amazes me that we have given these bears to so many kids,” said Sharon Fernandez, nurse manager in the recovery room. Fernandez thinks the bears are “marvelous. “When the children come out of surgery, they are tearful and hurting and they just love receiving these bears. It gives them something to hold on to. It gives them a smile and makes them feel more comfortable,” she said.

The ladies and their families at Kasson United Methodist Church average a donation of about 50 bears a month to the hospital. The 15 ladies and their families work as a team to make the bears. Each of the members takes turns in doing the various steps.

One person will cut the patterns out of fabric, another will sew them, another will stuff them and another will put the bows and designs on the bears, Shaw said.

Each bear takes a couple of days to make, and a lot of about 20 to 25 bears takes a few days to put together, Shaw said. “This is what God wants us to be — to show our love through these bears,” Shaw said.

The ladies aid purchases the materials to make the bears, and members are always on the lookout for discounts on fabric and stuffing. The ladies aid will accept any donations to help make the bears.

10/10/2008

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel

When Carol Shaw’s great-grandson came out of surgery three years ago, all the staff at United Hospital Center had to give him was some candy.

When Carol Shaw’s great-grandson came out of surgery three years ago, all the staff at United Hospital Center had to give him was some candy.

That is when Shaw, with the help of the Kasson Ladies Aid at Kasson United Methodist Church in Barbour County, came up with the idea to make teddy bears to donate to the hospital.

On Wednesday, the ladies presented the staff at UHC with the 1,000th handmade, colorful teddy bear. “It amazes me that we have given these bears to so many kids,” said Sharon Fernandez, nurse manager in the recovery room. Fernandez thinks the bears are “marvelous. “When the children come out of surgery, they are tearful and hurting and they just love receiving these bears. It gives them something to hold on to. It gives them a smile and makes them feel more comfortable,” she said.

The ladies and their families at Kasson United Methodist Church average a donation of about 50 bears a month to the hospital. The 15 ladies and their families work as a team to make the bears. Each of the members takes turns in doing the various steps.

One person will cut the patterns out of fabric, another will sew them, another will stuff them and another will put the bows and designs on the bears, Shaw said.

Each bear takes a couple of days to make, and a lot of about 20 to 25 bears takes a few days to put together, Shaw said. “This is what God wants us to be — to show our love through these bears,” Shaw said.

The ladies aid purchases the materials to make the bears, and members are always on the lookout for discounts on fabric and stuffing. The ladies aid will accept any donations to help make the bears.

10/10/2008

The Register-Herald

When Carol Shaw’s great-grandson came out of surgery three years ago, all the staff at United Hospital Center had to give him was some candy.

When Carol Shaw’s great-grandson came out of surgery three years ago, all the staff at United Hospital Center had to give him was some candy.

That is when Shaw, with the help of the Kasson Ladies Aid at Kasson United Methodist Church in Barbour County, came up with the idea to make teddy bears to donate to the hospital.

On Wednesday, the ladies presented the staff at UHC with the 1,000th handmade, colorful teddy bear. “It amazes me that we have given these bears to so many kids,” said Sharon Fernandez, nurse manager in the recovery room. Fernandez thinks the bears are “marvelous. “When the children come out of surgery, they are tearful and hurting and they just love receiving these bears. It gives them something to hold on to. It gives them a smile and makes them feel more comfortable,” she said.

The ladies and their families at Kasson United Methodist Church average a donation of about 50 bears a month to the hospital. The 15 ladies and their families work as a team to make the bears. Each of the members takes turns in doing the various steps.

One person will cut the patterns out of fabric, another will sew them, another will stuff them and another will put the bows and designs on the bears, Shaw said.

Each bear takes a couple of days to make, and a lot of about 20 to 25 bears takes a few days to put together, Shaw said. “This is what God wants us to be — to show our love through these bears,” Shaw said.

The ladies aid purchases the materials to make the bears, and members are always on the lookout for discounts on fabric and stuffing. The ladies aid will accept any donations to help make the bears.