ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- National Hug
Day is just around the corner, and this year Build-A-Bear
Workshop®, Inc. (NYSE: BBW), an interactive
destination where guests can create personalized furry friends, is
celeBEARating with bear hugs for an important cause! Join in the
fun and embrace the power of hugs with Bearemy®, the
Build-A-Bear mascot, in Build-A-Bear Workshop stores across the
country.
WHAT:
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Build-A-Bear Workshop
is inviting Guests to visit local stores at 1 p.m. (all time zones)
on National Hug Day and give a bear hug to Bearemy, the ambassador
of hugs. For every hug from Bearemy, Build-A-Bear Foundation will
donate $1 to Make-A-Wish (up to $15,000).
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Additionally, now
through Feb. 15, 2018, U.S. Guests of Build-A-Bear Workshop can
support Make-A-Wish® by making a donation in stores or
online.
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All donations will go
directly to Make-A-Wish and help grant wishes of children with
critical illnesses, which can help them build physical and
emotional strength.
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WHEN:
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1 p.m. (all time
zones) on Jan. 21, 2018
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WHERE:
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Build-A-Bear
Workshop stores
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For store locations,
please visit:
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https://www.buildabear.com/storefinder
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VISUALS:
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- Guests giving hugs to Bearemy
- Build-A-Bear Workshop make-your-own furry
friend experience
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About Build-A-Bear
Founded in St. Louis in 1997, Build-A-Bear, a global
brand kids love and parents trust, seeks to add a little more heart
to life. Build-A-Bear Workshop has approximately 400 stores
worldwide where Guests can create customizable furry friends,
including company-owned stores in the
United States, Canada,
Denmark, Ireland, Puerto
Rico, the United Kingdom
and China, and franchise stores in
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Mexico and the Middle East. The company was named to the
FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for the ninth year in
a row in 2017. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW) posted a
total revenue of $364.2 million in
fiscal 2016. For more information, visit buildabear.com.
About Make-A-Wish
Make-A-Wish® grants the wishes of
children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the
human experience with hope, strength and joy. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Make-A-Wish is the world's
largest wish-granting organization, serving children in more than
50 countries on five continents. With the help of generous donors
and more than 32,000 volunteers worldwide, Make-A-Wish grants a
wish somewhere in the world every 21 minutes on average. Since
1980, it has granted more than 350,000 wishes to children around
the world. For more information about Make-A-Wish International,
visit worldwish.org and for more information about Make-A-Wish
America, visit wish.org.
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