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A Bear Affair

Bear Cottage is holding its annual fundraising event on Saturday 11th September 2010 - A Bear Affair - at the Manly Pacific, Sydney. This will be the ninth year of the event and we hope to raise over $200,000 for our very special children and their famililes.

The team at Bear Cottage together with the dedicated 'A Bear Affair' Committee are all working tirelessly towards delivering another fantastic event to raise much-needed funds for Bear Cottage. A large component of the event is sourcing prizes and items for the various fundraisers held throughout the night. We already have a number of wonderful items, but we need more.

Prizes and items will be used for the live and silent auction as well as Bear Cave, similar to an adult lucky dip. So essentially we need a wide range of items, at a variety of values.

If you are able to donate an item/s for 'A Bear Affair', please contact Angie Burnett, event manager on (02) 9845 3573 / AngieB1@chw.edu.au. Your support would be tremendously appreciated.

In return for your generous support, we'll formally acknowledge your kind gift as follows:

Acknowledgement in the event program
You company logo will appear on a sponsors display to be shown on a large screen on the night
A certificate of appreciation will be presented to your company

To find out more about the event or attend on the night, please visit the official event website http://www.abearaffair.org.au

Bear Cottage is the first children's hospice in NSW.

It is a place where children with terminal illnesses and their families can stay from time to time and receive rest and medical care in a home-like environment.

Bear Cottage is located on Sydney's Northern Beaches in Manly and is designed as a large family beach home. With specialist medical care available 24 hours a day to take care of the children's medical needs and staff and volunteers to see to daily tasks such as cooking and cleaning, families are provided with the opportunity to spend some quality time together and relax in the tranquil surroundings near all the attractions and amenities of one of Sydney's rational holiday destinations.

In addition to providing respite and end of life care, Bear Cottage runs a number of other programs aimed to support the entire family.

Families do not pay for any Bear Cottage services and all operating expenses are raised entirely through community donations.