Operation: Teddy Bear
The Biggest Grass-root Christmas Campaign for Making Children’s Dreams Come True
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Association “Operation Teddy Bear” manages the largest Christmas campaign in Bulgaria for making unprivileged children and youth’s dreams come true. Twelve years ago, we started as a civic volunteer initiative, giving presents to 40 children from a single foster home. Today we are a public-benefit association that not only brings Christmas back to 8,000 beneficiaries, but also helps unprivileged talented young people to develop their skills and gives them a chance for a professional realization trough our mentoring program “The Hidden Talents of Bulgaria”.
Thanks to more than 20,000 contributors annually and our team of 250 volunteers across the country, for the last 11 years, 65 000 personal NEW gifts, which meet the exact wishes of children and youth deprived of parental care, from socially disadvantaged families, and disabled children or children at risk. 4 years ago we started operating at national level and since then we have been visiting nearly 10 000 children and youth from 400+ social services in the country per year.
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20 000
Sponsors yearly
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10 000
Beneficients yearly
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250
Volunteers
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65 000
New gifts
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150
Cities
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Good deeds
In order to make their lives a little more comfortable throughout the whole year, the campaign also provides food, clothing, different materials, school and home supplies, home appliances, specialized equipment, and other necessities to the homes of the children and youth we visit. For the last several years we have been including in the list of beneficiaries adults with mental disabilities for they have the soul of a child.
If you want to donate for the future of these talented children and youth or to find out more about each of them, click HERE.
We believe in youth
Our team believes that WE, THE SOCIETY, must engage actively and continuously into supporting the development and realization of these children and youth, as they are tomorrow’s leaders and heralds of the changes that we long to see in Bulgaria. The year-round mentoring program “The Hidden Talents of Bulgaria” gives them the real chance to achieve a bright and dignified future.
OUR TEAM
Mihaela Stoykova
Founder
Executive Director
Dona Cherneva
Technical Secretary
Diana Vangelova
Association Co-founder
NLP-Kinesiology Specialist
Galina Dicheva
Psychologist
Psychodrama-assistant
Psychodrama trainer
Stanila Ivanova
Marketing, Merchandise and Event Manager
Stela Zhelyazkova
Graphic Designer
Boriana Damianova
Graphic Designer
Dilyan Lubomirov
Web Master
Mihaela Mihaylova
Accountant
Christmas Campaign Volunteer Regional Coordinators
Denitsa Simeonova
Donor Communication Coordinator
Slavina Georgieva
Blagoevgrad Regional Coordinator
Antonia Kireva-Boneva
Burgas Regional Coordinator
Daniela Dimitrova
Varna Regional Coordinator
Tanya Trifonova
Veliko Tarnovo Regional Coordinator
Maria Raykova
Vidin Regional Coordinator
Svetlana Borisova
Vratsa Regional Coordinator
Stanislava Spasova
Gabrovo Regional Coordinator
Genoveva Georgieva
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
Ivan Milenkov
Pazardzhik Regional Coordinator
Maria Ivanova
Pernik Regional Coordinator
Tsveti Ivanova
Pleven Regional Coordinator
Monika Vasileva-Hristova
Plovdiv Regional Coordinator
Teodora Ivanova
Razgrad Regional Coordinator
Polina Hristova
Ruse Regional Coordinator
Militsa Maksimova
Silistra Regional Coordinator
Ivelina Staneva
Sliven Regional Coordinator
Kamelia Mihailova
Smolian Regional Coordinator
Maria Noncheva
Sofia City Coordinator
Magdalena Petkova
Sofia Region Coordinator
Radina Georgieva
Stara Zagora Regional Coordinator
Tsvetelina Mireva
Targovishte Regional Coordinator
Zlatka Toleva
Haskovo Regional Coordinator
Borislava Borisova
Shumen Regional Coordinator
Maria Stoyanova
Yambol Regional Coordinator
Tsvetelina & Ivan Martignion
Kaspichan City Coordinators
Desislava Kordova-Dimitrova
Svilengrad City Coordinator
