Chartered in January 1997, The Giving Paws Den has provided organizations such as police departments, fire and rescue, child services, orphanages, nursing homes and others within the Northern Virginia area with teddy bears to help in their work comforting those who are hurt, fearful or lonely.

You can share in the joy of giving teddy bears by becoming a member of our local den or making a tax-deductible donation to our work. Stop in and visit our "Den" sponsor AGAPE BEARS located in Ballston Common Mall, in Arlington, Virginia, for more information and to pick up a free copy of the latest edition of BEAR TRACKS, the official publication of Good Bears of the World.

Thanks to the generous efforts of our members and donations from people who care, we have been able to provide over one thousand official GBW teddy bears to all the police and fire services in Northern Virginia during 1999/2000.

We thank our sponsor, Agape Bears, who helped us raise $5,000.00 of the needed $6,000.00 by donating beanie babies which were used for fund raising events.

100% of this money donated to the Giving Paws Den is used to provide teddy bears. All administrative and fund raising activity is conducted by volunteers.

In addition to the Northern Virginia Police and Fire and Rescue services, our chapter has given over 500 official GBW teddy bears to local organizations such as orphanages, children's homes, battered women's shelters, court services and the list goes on.

When the tragic events of September 11th, 2001 occured, we were there in the following days giving away 450 bears to the survivors and families of the victims.

137 bears were given to the Arlington Police Dept. and 96 bears were given to the Arlington Fire Dept.

Gifting of 240 bears to the Alexandria Police Dept.

Gifting of 408 bears to the Fairfax Police Dept.

GBW NATIONAL FUND RAISER

This Fireman bear was created by Elizabeth Taylor in honor of two fallen firemen from D.C. Engine Companies #10 and #26 who gave their lives on May 30, 1999 while attempting a rescue in a burning building. This bear was featured in an article on GBW in Teddy Bear Review and was one of the year 2000 raffle bears donated by teddy bear artists to GBW.

You can make a donation online! Just enter the amount you wish to contribute, complete this form and submit it. Your tax deductable contribution will be processed using AGAPE BEARS credit card service and secure server. We will send you a receipt.

When you click the Submit Order button you will log onto our sponsor's (AGAPE BEARS) secure server and your donation will be processed and put to work providing teddy bears.