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Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital

Today was our second delivery of Little Hugs to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.  We are told the children are loving them, and we are so happy to support the hospital’s...

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Boynton Beach Fire Rescue Department

“Our sincere gratitude to The Ryan Batchelder Foundation, also known as Little Hugs, for donating these wonderful stuffed animals to our firefighters and paramedics to provide children when they are...

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Delray Beach Police Department

“Unfortunately, police officers often encounter children during traumatic situations. The Ryan Batchelder Foundation, also known as Little Hugs, just made another donation of cuddly, adorable, new stuffed animals for officers and...

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Sea Star Program’s Camp Good Grief

Grieving children attending Sea Star Children’s Programs Camp Good Grief in early June will receive Little Hugs for comfort on the day of arrival.  Camp Good Grief is a  free of...

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Franz Foundation children with donated little hugs stuffed animals

The Frantz Children Foundation

The Frantz Children Foundation serves children in Haiti, fighting hunger and supporting sports, health, and education, to help the children of Haiti reach their full potential. They also help to...

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Little hugs donated stuffed animals to children at the Milagro center

Kids at Milagro Center Receive Little Hugs for Christmas

Bluegreen Corporation employees volunteering at Milagro Center in Delray Beach, Florida distributed Little Hugs to over 40 children to make their holidays brighter. Milagro Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency...

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Pat Reeves Village, Emergency Shelter for Homeless Families

Homeless children temporarily residing at the Pat Reeves Village, a program of The Center For Family Services Of Palm Beach County, will receive a much needed “Little Hug.”  The Pat...

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Operation Smile and Little Hugs

The Ryan Batchelder Foundation is supporting Operation Smile with Little Hugs stuffed animals to comfort children before and after life changing cleft palate surgeries. Little Hugs will also be used by Child...

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donated clothing to 4Kids South Florida from Little Hugs

New Cloths for Kids and SafePlace

Thanks to your purchases of the “Live every moment” t shirt, we were able to give 30 new outfits to kids at SafePlace 4Kids, a shelter for abused, abandoned and...

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Little Hugs and The SWFL Foster and Adoptive Parent Association

Little Hugs, aka The Ryan Batchelder Foundation has partnered with The Southwest Florida Foster and Adoptive Parent Association to help ease anxiety and reduce stress in children being removed from...

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little hugs donated to those in need in Jamaica

Kids at Heart Loved Little Hugs Too

The Ryan Batchelder Foundation, aka Little Hugs visited Jamaica with Food For The Poor where adults living in a home for the elderly and disabled loved receiving “Little Hugs.”  Two group homes for children were...

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Grandma’s Place Emergency Shelter

Today we gave Little Hugs to adorable young children at Grandma’s Place, an emergency shelter that provides loving care to children who have suffered abuse and/or neglect and have been removed...

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