SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO DELIVER 2600 TEDDY BEARS TO CHILDREN IN FIVE AREA HOSPITALS
South Bend, IN. – South Bend International Airport’s (SBN) thirteenth annual Bears in the Air program is providing more than 2600 teddy bears to children in five area hospitals. The bears will be delivered by SBN’s CEO & Executive Director Mike Daigle and SBN team members December 18-20, 2024, to Saint Joseph Mishawaka & Plymouth Medical Centers, Beacon Children’s Hospital, Elkhart General Hospital, and Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital.
Media is invited to the following deliveries:
Wednesday, December 18:
9:00 a.m. Saint Joseph Mishawaka Medical Center*, 5215 Holy Cross Pkwy., Mishawaka, IN
1:00 p.m. Beacon Children’s Hospital*, 615 N. Michigan St., South Bend, IN
4:00 p.m. Elkhart General Hospital*, 600 East Blvd., Elkhart, IN
Thursday, December 19:
10:00 a.m. Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital*, 1234 Napier Ave., St. Joseph, MI
Friday, December 20:
10:00 a.m. Saint Joseph Plymouth Medical Center, 1915 Lake Ave., Plymouth, IN
*A SBN team member will present a bear to a child pending patient wellness.
The bears will offer companionship and smiles during a child’s difficult time. Each hospital will distribute the bears throughout the year to young patients.
“Each year corporate partners along with community members join in to support the Bears in the Air program,” said SBN’s CEO and Executive Director Mike Daigle. “The hospitals rely on this annual influx of teddy bears to help make a young patient’s stay a little easier. We are tremendously thankful and grateful for the continued support.”
The Bears in the Air program has now provided nearly 22,500 teddy bears to children in area hospitals since the program’s inception.
Additionally, a cash donation to the Robert L. Miller Sr. Veteran’s Center will take place in January.
About South Bend International Airport
South Bend International Airport’s five air carriers provide nonstop flights to sixteen destinations: Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Fort Myers, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Orlando, Punta Gorda, Phoenix/Mesa, Sanford, Sarasota/Bradenton, Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg, and Washington, D.C. with connections world-wide. South Bend International’s multi-modal terminal serves over one million air and rail passengers each year.
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