to the San Diego Regional Law Enforcement Teddy Bear Drive Website.
2011 Host Agency: San Diego Police Department
Caravan date is Tuesday December 13th, 2011. Starting point will be the USS Midway Museum.
We need your help. The caravan day is fast appoarching and we need new teddy bears and stuffed animals to fill our vehicles.
This will be the 21th anniversary of the Teddy Bear Drive. Our goal for 2010 is to collect 100,000 Teddy Bears and stuffed animals for Rady Children's Hopsital.
PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR UPDATES AND UP COMING EVENTS!
NEW........ Tuesday August 30th, 2011
Thank you to everyone who came out to our Law Enforcement Night at Chic-Fil-A resturants. The event was a great success and everyone enjoyed visiting with the officers and viewing the displays and let's not forget the great food.
Thank you to MOXIE Photography for coming out to the Sports Arena location and taking pictures. To view the photos log on to
Thanks to San Diego's Favorite DJ for donating his time for this event.
2009 Teddy Bear Drive
To see video of the 2009 event, please click on the link below. A special thank you to Barbara Moreno with the Port of San Diego for producing a video documenting the 2009 Teddy Bear Drive.
2009 Law Enforcement officers, volunteers, and sponsors in front of the USS Midway museum.
The San Diego Regional Law Enforcement Teddy Bear Drive is an unique and compassionate program, which was established by Coronado Police Department's Officer Brian Hardy. Nineteen years ago, Officer Brian Hardy delivered a handful of teddy bears to now Rady Children's Hospital. The Teddy Bear Drive has developed into an annual event involving local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, the San Diego Chargers, and other sponsors.
Each year, law enforcement agencies around San Diego County seek donations of teddy bears and other stuffed animals through community events. At the end of the year, all the teddy bears and stuffed animals are delivered to Rady Children's Hospital by police caravan. The police caravan starts at a pre-determined location and travels through city streets and highways with lights and sirens to Rady Children's Hospital where the officers and Charger Players are greeted by the cheers of the children, staff, and family members. After a brief ceremony, the officers and Charger Players distribute the teddy bears and stuffed animals to the children throughout the hospital.
One teddy bear or stuffed animal can make a difference in a child's eyes and can enhance the healing process. Of course it is a extra bonus when that teddy bear or stuffed animal is delivered by a San Diego Charger. (Players Jacques Cesaire and Mike Goff 2008)
Mike Scifres and officers from San Diego Harbor Police enjoying a visit with one of the many children receiving a stuffed animal during 2008 Teddy Bear Drive.
2009 Law Enforcement officers, volunteers, and sponsors in front of the USS Midway museum.
Each year, law enforcement agencies around San Diego County seek donations of teddy bears and other stuffed animals through community events. At the end of the year, all the teddy bears and stuffed animals are delivered to Rady Children's Hospital by police caravan. The police caravan starts at a pre-determined location and travels through city streets and highways with lights and sirens to Rady Children's Hospital where the officers and Charger Players are greeted by the cheers of the children, staff, and family members. After a brief ceremony, the officers and Charger Players distribute the teddy bears and stuffed animals to the children throughout the hospital.
One teddy bear or stuffed animal can make a difference in a child's eyes and can enhance the healing process. Of course it is a extra bonus when that teddy bear or stuffed animal is delivered by a San Diego Charger. (Players Jacques Cesaire and Mike Goff 2008)
Mike Scifres and officers from San Diego Harbor Police enjoying a visit with one of the many children receiving a stuffed animal during 2008 Teddy Bear Drive.