Operation: Teddy Bear
The Biggest Grass-root Christmas Campaign for Making Children’s Dreams Come True
Association “Operation: Teddy Bear” organizes the largest Christmas campaign in Bulgaria for making unprivileged children and youth’s dreams come true. Sixteen years ago, we started as a civic volunteer initiative, giving presents to 40 children from a single foster home. Today we are an NGO that brings back Christmas to 10 000+ children deprived of parental care, children with disabilities and children at risk every year.
We believe that it is our duty to be involved in the lives of those children and help them create a better future for themselves. That is why, in 2017 we started the Year-round Mentoring Program “The Hidden Talents of Bulgaria” – an educational project that gives a chance for studying in university and professional realization to talented children, deprived of parental care and children at risk. In only seven years, we have managed to get 19 students accepted to university! This is just the beginning…
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30 000+
Sponsors yearly
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10 000+
Beneficients yearly
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250
Volunteers
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117 225
New gifts
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150
Cities and villages
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OUR TEAM
Gergana Yordanova
Executive Director
Program Coodrinator
Mihaela Kacharova
Founder
Executive Director
(on maternity leave)
Diana Vangelova
Association Co-founder
Sports Psychologist
NLP-Kinesiology Specialist
Galina Romeeva
Psychologist
Psychodrama Therapist
Psychodrama Trainer
Maria Dzhambazova
Technical Secretary
Dilyan Lubomirov
Web Master (volunteer)
Creator of the Gift-Giving Christmas Platform
www.plushenomeche.org/otb
Stanila Ivanova
Marketing, Merchandise and Event Manager (volunteer)
Mihaela Mihaylova
Member of the General Assembly
Accountant
Stela Zhelyazkova
Graphic Designer
(volunteer)
Dona Cherneva-Kungalova
Technical Secretary
(on maternity leave)
Milen Raykov
Member of the Management Board
Entrepreneur
Petromir Kanchev
Member of the Management Board
Managing Partner at Kancheff, Gicheva,
Marnikas and Parners Law firm
Ventsislav Stoykov
Member of the Management Board
Pastor
Petar Hadzhikolev
Photographer
(volunteer)
Velizar Kacharov
Tech Consultant
(volunteer)
Christmas Campaign Volunteer Regional Coordinators 2024
Denitsa Simeonova
Donor Communication Coordinator
Slavina Georgieva
Blagoevgrad Regional Coordinator
Marieta Staykova
Blagoevgrad Regional Coordinator
Militsa Ivanova
Blagoevgrad Regional Coordinator
LOOKING FOR A 4TH
Blagoevgrad Regional Coordinator
Dafina Georgieva
Burgas Regional Coordinator
Kamelia Peneva
Burgas Regional Coordinator
Stefany Petkova
Burgas Regional Coordinator
Julieta Atanasova
Burgas Regional Coordinator
Ludmila Krumova
Varna Regional Coordinator
Madlen Slavova
Varna Regional Coordinator
Tanya Trifonova
Veliko Tarnovo Regional Coordinator
Emiliya Yosifova
Vidin Regional Coordinator
Svetlana Borisova
Vratsa Regional Coordinator
Stanislava Spasova
Gabrovo Regional Coordinator
Veronica Chalakova
Dobrich Regional Coordinator
Ralitsa Miteva
Kardzhali Regional Coordinator
Darina Stoycheva
Dupnitsa City Coordinator
Stefany Bozhkova
Kjustendil Regional Coordinator
Maria Kisiova
Lovech Regional Coordinator
Paolina Makaveeva-Petrova
Lom City Coordinator
Lilia Angelova
Montana Regional Coordinator
Yordanka Shaterova
Pazardzhik Regional Coordinator
Maria Ivanova
Pernik Regional Coordinator
Martina Vakinova
Pleven Regional Coordinator
Anelia Atanasova
Pleven Regional Coordinator
Monika Vasileva-Hristova
Plovdiv Regional Coordinator
Marta Koseva
Plovdiv Regional Coordinator
Teodora Koleva
Razgrad Regional Coordinator
Polina Petkova
Ruse Regional Coordinator
Milka Maneva
Smolian Regional Coordinator
Kamelia Mihailova
Smolian Regional Coordinator
Militsa Maksimova
Silistra Regional Coordinator
Ivelina Staneva
Sliven Regional Coordinator
LOOKING FOR
Stara Zagora Regional Coordinator
Maria Noncheva
Sofia City Coordinator
Ema Karadjian
Sofia Region Coordinator
LOOKIGN FOR
Targovishte Regional Coordinator
Ayleen Mustafa
Haskovo Regional Coordinator
Desislava Kordova-Dimitrova
Svilengrad City Coordinator
Borislava Borisova
Shumen Regional Coordinator
Tsvetelina & Ivan Martignion
Kaspichan City Coordinators
Daniela Delcheva
Yambol Regional Coordinator
Elitsa Yordanova
Yambol Regional Coordinator
7th Annual Volunteer Meeting of Operation: Teddy Bear, Veliko Tarnovo 2024
6th Annual Volunteer Meeting of Operation: Teddy Bear, Troyan 2023
5th Annual Volunteer Meeting of Operation: Teddy Bear, Plovdiv 2022
4th Annual Volunteer Meeting of Operation: Teddy Bear, Gabrovo 2020
3rd Annual Volunteer Meeting of Operation: Teddy Bear, Kazanlak 2019
2nd Annual Volunteer Meeting of Operation: Teddy Bear, Plovdiv 2018
1st Annual Volunteer Meeting of Operation: Teddy Bear, Elenite 2017
