When I was growing up, I loved the Care Bears. Each bear having a different feeling attached to it. It was always nice to have a bear as a security blanket.

September 9 is the inaugural National Care Bears Day #ShareYourCare Day, and to commemorate it, the Care Bears hosted a big event today at Leake & Watts Head Start Program in the Bronx and teaming up with a local philanthropist donated plush toys to children in need. Care Bears has also aligned with close to 300 bloggers, known as the Care Bears #ShareYourCare Ambassadors, who will keep the conversation going to their audiences. I am happy to say that I am one of them.

I was lucky enough to be able to meet Zachary Kaplan, a 10-year-old philanthropist based in New York City, and Care Bears will be donating 400 Care Bears plush toys and DVDs to children ages 2 to 4. The children are supported by Leake & Watts early childhood programs in the Bronx, and were  presented with the bears during a special event this afternoon. A proclamation was given at the event by the Ruben Diaz Jr, the President of the Borough of the Bronx.

The National #ShareYourCare Day movement is intended to remind Care Bears fans that kind actions, whether small or large, can make a difference.

It was a wonderful day for everyone. It was great to see the joy in those children’s eye when they got those bears.