In the News ... "A Teddy bear holiday for the needy"

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• Church offers stuffed animals, other supplies to families at Crisis Center

By Mariana Veloso, Reporter
• The Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - “Every child that has their life disrupted, as those do in the Crisis Center, should have something to hold on to and a teddy bear or stuffed animal can make all the difference of the world,” Janie Garms, board president of Unity Church of West Texas, said.

This is why Garms and the congregation of Unity Church have been collecting teddy bears and other stuffed animals in their Teddies for Tears donation box for the Crisis Center of West Texas for 10 years now, Garms said ...

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