Operation: Teddy Bear
The Biggest Grass-root Christmas Campaign for Making Children’s Dreams Come True
info@plushenomeche.org
Association “Operation: Teddy Bear” organizes the largest Christmas campaign in Bulgaria for making unprivileged children and youth’s dreams come true. Fifteen 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 9 000+ 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 five years, we have managed to get 12 students accepted to university! This is just the beginning…
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30 000+
Sponsors yearly
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9 000+
Beneficients yearly
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250
Volunteers
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83 456
New gifts
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150
Cities and villages
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OUR TEAM
Mihaela Stoykova
Founder
Executive Director
Dona Cherneva
Technical Secretary
National Coordinator
Diana Vangelova
Association Co-founder
NLP-Kinesiology Specialist
Galina Dicheva
Psychologist
Psychodrama Therapist
Psychodrama Trainer
Stanila Ivanova
Marketing, Merchandise and Event Manager (volunteer)
Dilyan Lubomirov
Web Master (volunteer)
Creator of the Gift-Giving Christmas Platform
www.plushenomeche.org/otb
Mihaela Mihaylova
Member of the General Assembly
Accountant
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
Milen Raykov
Member of the Management Board
Entrepreneur
Stela Zhelyazkova
Graphic Designer
(volunteer)
Christmas Campaign Volunteer Regional Coordinators 2022
Denitsa Simeonova
Donor Communication Coordinator
Slavina Georgieva
Blagoevgrad Regional Coordinator
Kalina Mihaylova
Burgas Regional Coordinator
Stefani Petkova
Burgas Regional Coordinator
Marieta Staykova
Burgas Regional Coordinator
Daniela Dimitrova
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
Lom City Coordinator
Lilia Angelova
Montana Regional Coordinator
Yordanka Shaterova
Pazardzhik Regional Coordinator
Maria Ivanova
Pernik Regional Coordinator
Martina Vakinova
Pleven Regional Coordinator
Monika Vasileva-Hristova
Plovdiv Regional Coordinator
Marta Koseva
Plovdiv Regional Coordinator
Teodora Koleva
Razgrad Regional Coordinator
Polina Petkova
Ruse Regional Coordinator
Kamelia Mihailova
Smolian Regional Coordinator
Milka Maneva
Smolian Regional Coordinator
Militsa Maksimova
Silistra Regional Coordinator
Ivelina Staneva
Sliven Regional Coordinator
Gergana Tsolova
Stara Zagora Regional Coordinator
Maria Noncheva
Sofia City Coordinator
Ema Karadjian
Sofia Region Coordinator
Monika Ugrenova
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
