In cooperation with the American Legion we have designed some

very special military bears to help the Legion fund their Heroes to

Hometowns project.

No matter what your feelings about the War on Terror, or the

political feelings that you have, the "Heroes to Hometowns" program

has nothing to do with the politics of war or the politics of  politics.

What it does have to do with is making our severely injured military

members as comfortable as possible after a life altering injury. These

brave men and women deserve our respect and support and this is

your opportunity to help out and make a difference.

For more information about this wonderful program please visit

Heroes to Hometowns on the American Legion's Site.

We are working with the National American Legion to provide

Military Teddy Bears to use as a fund raiser to help defray some of

the huge costs associated with bringing a service member home from

a Military Severely Injured Center. The care the Legion provides

does not stop there, it will be there for as long as the service member

needs it.

Each of these magnificent bears comes to life in Connecticut, whether

the request is for one, five or thirty bears each one is made one at a

time, there are no huge warehouses of Army, Air Force, Marine, or

Navy bears. All of the military bears meet a very high standard that

we have imposed.  We have ensured that we would proudly display

or give a service member one of our teddy creations. It is of the

utmost importance that the uniforms our bears wear also proudly

represent the American Military and meet the standards of the

American Legion.

HOW THIS ALL STARTED

My name is Jeff Craddoc, I am the owner and operator of the Enchanted Bear and Friends. I have always been involved in different programs that help people who need it. Lately I have been involved with helping children with cancer and with the help of people just like you I have been able to raise thousands of dollars to help these kids.

My family’s tour of military covered almost 50 years starting with WWII when my father–in-law was a diesel boat sailor, my father served in Korea (Army) and Vietnam (Navy Seabee). The flag you see in the background on the pictures of the different Military Bears was my fathers from Vietnam and his funeral. I finished out my tour with the service in the 70’s 80’s and 90’s culminating with Desert Storm. My service came to the end with a disability that has steadily increased. I personally know the value of a hand-up not a hand-out.
 

The concept of the Military Teddy Bear was started out of respect for our military men and women. Early in 2006 I donated a Military Bear to the local American Legion as a fundraiser for a raffle. The winner of the bear became the State Commander of the American Legion and he saw an opportunity to use my bears as a fundraiser for one of their programs. Starting in June of 2006 I started supplying him with teddy bears. The program is called “Heroes to Hometowns”. This program is designed to help our severely injured veterans. Proceeds from the sale of the bears goes directly to the program.

I bring each bear to life, and do not make the bear until it is ordered. As the American Legion and I bring the program to a national presence I will continue to provide the same service but will bring other Disabled Veterans into the business and they will make the bears along with me. 

Your support of the program is going to provide a vast amount of help to disabled veterans, from the creators of the bears to severely wounded coming home from the “War on Terror”.

Starting in July of 2007 the Military Bear Program has been taken to the National American Legion and is on their website www.legion.org/h2h click on the additional resources and look under fundraisers.

Our contact at the American Legion is Jim LaCoursiere and he is serving as the Legion's State of Connecticut Chairman/Director of the Heroes to Hometowns program, his contact number is 860-705-4173.

We are providing some numbers to show what kind of  difference your Military Bear purchase can make:

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