Booster Club
Boosters put the FUN in FUNdraising! 
 

What is a Booster Club Membership?

 

A Lifetime Booster Club Membership can be purchased for any of your loved ones who are not human; your teddy bears, bunnies, dolls, cats, dogs, etc.

 

Boosters are encouraged to raise money for GBW’s Bear Bank and/or to collect and distribute teddy bears where needed.

 

History: The Booster Club was started in the 1990's to honor Barb Troxel, a wonderful teddy bear artist and big supporter of GBW who passed away unexpectedly.

She made an edition of 2 Glory bears for Clarion Teddy Bear Event.

One bear was purchased by a radio journalist from Japan and the other by our very own Mike Cousino. The spark ignited the idea that people wanted their bears and pets to be part of GBW; The Booster Club was initiated!

GBW Booster Club Coordinator

Bearo Mike Cousino holding the first Booster: Glory Bear by
Barb Troxel.

 

 

 

 

 

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the fun!

 

Boosters please eMail Pat your booster bear news and activities for publication in this section and in Bear Tracks.

 

Or mail to:
Pat and Bailey Bear Snyder

PO Box 125

Darlington, WI 53530 USA

 

 

 

Pat and Bailey Bear Snyder are GBW's Booster Club Coordinators.

Pat Snyder is holding Bailey wearing his black hat along with Emma, Madeline and Marvin.

 

USD $10.00 Lifetime Membership for your fuzzy booster!

Memberships are available for multiples.

Please enter each of their names in the comment box.

You do not need a PayPal account. You can use your credit card through PayPal.

Avery Bradley

California


Benjamin Green Washington

Emma Snyder

Wisconsin

Borris Takezawa

Japan

George Albert

Gus Moose Goedde

California

Chip Watkins

Nebraska

Buttercup Snyder

Wisconsin

Art McNabb

California


Glory Cousino

Ohio

Kiran Johansson

Wyoming

Ima Rabbit Lucid

Pennsylvania

Gulliver Thomas California

Krater Huffer
Alaska

Rusty Johansson Arizona

McKinley Johansson

California

Truffle Brothers - Chocky, Earl Lee, Truff and Phil. John Fey—Ohio

Marshall Humanski Michigan

Peter Lucidi Pennsylvania

Phyllis Bee

Alaska

Mt. Holyoke

California

Rudder Wu

California

Oscar Thomas

California

Krater Huffer
Alaska

Rugsy

Pennsylvania

Sparkles Goedde

California


Sweet Pea Hitchings
Michigan

Shine Goedde

California

Sugar Good

Ohio

Toby Smith
England

Thistle Johansson
California

Rose Bud Hitchings

Michigan

Violina Hearn Snyder

Wisconsin

Wisdom Stong
Ohio

 

Do  you have
a bear who is yearning to become a booster?

 

Click on the link above to register the bear, animal or a
non-human.

Blue Bear from Juneau Alaska is starting a Den and wants boosters too.

Winnie Bock
Arizona

Booster Club Member's Doings

A Random Act of Beariness, to bring others some cheer in these confusing and scary times, is called a "Teddy Bear Hunt". Put a bear in a window that can be seen from the street, and when families go on neighborhood walks, the children can hunt and count the bears. Here's a picture of Oatmeal Bear in our window.
Hugs, Peter, Don, Mary and the whole Lucidi Hug.

If I had one wish it would be for happiness for all my booster friends. Wisdom Stong

Only you can prevent covid. Boosters Tedds, Gulliver and Tommy Barnhizer practice this every day!

Booster Borris Takezawa from Japan, made broccoli salad from a recipe that was sent by Booster Wisdom Stong (Toledo, Ohio) and printed in the GBW Booster club recipe book!

Boosters are helping to keep our humans safe at home during this pandemic. We know everyone is missing hugs from their friends. Pat and I are doing "Tag You're It" with a few of our Booster friends while we are sheltering-in-place. Borris Bear (Japan) has been sending photos of activities he and his human, Rika are doing. The photo on the left shows Borris wearing a folded paper Samuri hat Rika made for him. Pat was inspired and made one for me. Don't I look handsome in the photo on the right? It's nice to share joy with friends all around the world during these stressful times. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Bailey Bear Snyder

(Left) While Bailey, GB, Emma, and CJ watched, Madeline and Marvin drew the winning Booster name for the last 2020 Random Acts of Beariness contest. Winner Morgan Moose from South Dakota received a package of Beary special gifts.

The Johansson Boosters wanted to celebrate Good Bear Day but also needed to stay “sheltered-in-place” so they pretended the kitty scratching tower was a gym. With every summer-sault and flip they shouted, “Yeah for Good Bears!”

Wisdom (l) enjoyed helping Bearo Ann Keholm celebrate her 94th birthday at Aspen Grove Assisted Living.

There’s no one I’d rather share life’s little experiences with than you. Wish we could get together! Here is a photo of my Random Act of Beariness. We were part of a Happy Birthday Parade for Lucy. It had to be a drive-by parade due to COVID19. She turned 95 years old! Lucy waved from her porch. Hugs, Marshall

Booster members Dori Borg and Gabby Humanski took advantage of the Toledo show for a happy reunion with Gwennie Pries from Germany and the opportunity to show off their Halloween attire.

We are now a proud family of 6! Pictured in front of our Valentine Tree is Bailey (behind his family) and seated are Peanut, Marvin, Emma, Madeline, and Rodger. On Christmas Day we adopted our foster cub, Rodger who has lived with us many years. Like his papa bear, he is a Packer fan. We fell in love with Peanut, on the adoption pages of the last issue of Bear Tracks. He was adopted on January 26th. Everyone should consider an adoption this year! More cubs to hug!

Booster Borris Takezawa celebrated in January 2021, the Japanese National holiday, Seijinshiki (coming of age day) where newly legal 20 year olds celebrate becoming legal or adult. Borris and his human, Rika Takezawa had a pizza delivered!

The Goedde Boosters put a sign outside that reads, “Thank you beary much to all delivery drivers. You are our HEROES!”

Booster Wisdom helped Sig Humanki celebrate his birthday. Wisdom was so happy to have company and get to do something fun!

In Rapid City, SD (L to R) Jennifer Schwartz holding a Good Bear and Bearo Lois Moose holding Booster Morgan. Lois and Morgan donated a case of bears to Tiny Hermoine Legacy of Rapid City. Jennifer is founder of the organization that donates gifts to the infants and parents in the NICU unit of Monument Health Rapid City Hospital. Jennifer said, “It should be a magical time over Christmas but when your infant is in the NICU emotions are up and down and any kindness to uplift the parents is really appreciated.”

 

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On National Super-hero Day Booster Sparkle and her humans, Peggy and Tom Goedde, made a thank you sign for all the drivers who deliver needed supplies (especially medicine) to their home!

Booster Coordinator Bailey gets ready for cruise night with his kiss-kiss bears. They cruised up and down main street in some vintage and souped-up vehicles to bring joy and teddy bear hugs to everyone sheltering at home.

Booster Rose Bud looking over a Derby Pie!
It was fantastic.

 

Boosters Gunder Bear, Gunder Jr., and Gundy Moless from Washington State sent this photo of themselves – all dressed up for the Holidays!

 

Booster Wills Mcklon gaveTerrie a big bear hug. Wills’ human is Nancy Micklon of Lakeland Florida. This picture was taken at the teddy bear show in Syracuse, New York.

The Boosters are celebrating The Fourth of July at Linda Hitchings home.

 

Booster Sweetpea invited Marshall, Edna, Pooh, and a few friends for patriotic friendship.

Having weathered the Ridgecrest, California earthquakes, Avery Bradley (left) visited Rudder Wu in Sacramento, where they practiced their place kicks in preparation for watching the Super Bowl.

Boosters Krater Bear Huffer and Kreme Puffi Hearn attended the Octo-Bear-Fest and were delighted to pose with the police officers who were there to accept cases of Good Bears.

 

Boosters like to help as often as they can!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just joined the Booster Club.  My name is Art B. McNabb

 

I am a friend of Booster Rudder B. Wu and my human is Joanne McNabb from Sacramento, California.

Booster Borris sent two pictures of a trip to the Kabuki theater in Tokyo. Borris was too big to take with his human, Rika Takezawa, Vice-Chairbear of the Cuddly Bear Den in Japan but she took her Muffy Bear. They had French toast for dessert before the show!

Hello everyone, we wish all our friends at Good Bears of the World a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! (L to R) Bart Bear, Ima Rabbit, Peter Bear, and Virginia Bunny).

Susie & Booster Rusty Johansson at the Whitewater Wildlife area in southern Arizona. We saw many Sandhill cranes getting ready for their migration back north.

 

Also some snow geese, ducks & other birds. We also saw a mama and papa Great Horned owl, with mama on her nest.

Booster Wisdom loves the 4 food groups: chocolate, Hershey kisses, hot fudge and of course ice cream.

Pat and Bailey Bear Snyder went to a retreat at Sinsinawa Mound in Hazel Green, Wisconsin. It is home to Dominican Sisters. They talked about kindness, compassion, comfort. Pictured above is Sister Catherine Meyering with Boosters Dandy Dog and in the basket - (Back Row) Booster Cleo Cat (Middle Row) Bailey and Emma and (Front Row) Madeline & Marvin.

Booster Borris Takezawa from Japan (his human is Rika) always listens to Mr. Tatsuro Yamashita's radio show on Sunday afternoons.

Teddy Bears often face weather challenges! One Christmas Booster Bailey Bear Snyder (his human is Pat Snyder from Wisconsin) was getting ready to head to Fort Wayne to visit friends at the Disorderly Bear Den and our family members who live in Indiana. Wisconsin weather is unpredictable and of course they woke to a driveway full of snow. Bailey hurried outside to help Bob Snyder clear our way.

Booster Sweet Pea from the Toledo Den (whose human is Linda Hitchings) attended a luncheon at the Hungarian Club. Yummy crepes!

Cowabunga! Greetings from America's Dairyland. Emma, Marvin, Madeline, and I were recently sharing hugs and GBW news with people in Beloit, Wisconsin.

 

Here we are with our new friend Shelly who promises to be a friend to all Teddy Bears who stop at the Travel Center. (We are pictured under Shelly's tummy, sitting on the fence with Booster Cleo Cat.)

 

Booster Borris Takezawa from Japan sent this picture of the salad his human, Rika Takezaw made using a recipe from the Booster Cookbook GBW compiled and sold in 2008! They enjoyed the salad on a sunny Sunday!

Bailey, Emma and family are enjoying the Schaumburg teddy bear show with Boosters Wisdom and Mandy Manatee!

We have a celebrity Booster, Kermit! It's good to be green and it's great to be a Booster!" Kermit’s human is Andrea Marccucci from Canada and Kermit is GBW’s FIRST International Booster!

Good Bears of the World
Terrie Stong, Executive Director
P.O. Box 13097 Toledo, Ohio 43613 USA
Phone: (419) 344-2322
goodbears1@sbcglobal.net

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