We want to thank everyone who participated in our first Teddy Bear Drive collecting stuffed animals for Police Officers to hand out to children in the Milwaukee area.  Through the generosity of individuals and businesses there has been over 1500 stuffed animals donated!

We want to thank the following who are making this Teddy Bear Drive Possible:

• Milwaukee Police Department
• All those individuals who are dropping off teddy bears
• BASICS in Milwaukee
• Panda Group
• Heritage Funeral Homes

Thank you Panda Group for the donation of over 40 new Bears!  

If you represent a Police Department in the Metro-Milwaukee area and would like to participate by either collecting or passing out collected bears please contact us at: teddybear@shieldedhearts.com

For those interested in donating to cover the cost of this year's Teddy Bear Drive, donate now at      Please be sure to designate donations as "Shielded Hearts - Bear Drive". 

Checks can be made payable to BASICS in Milwaukee, Inc., with "Shielded Hearts - Bear Drive" in the memo line.  Please mail checks to:

BASICS in Milwaukee, Inc.
2224 W. Kilbourn Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1614

All donations are tax-deductible through BASICS in Milwaukee, the 501.(c).3 fiduciary agent for Shielded Hearts.