The teddy bear was named after the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. In November 1902, Roosevelt, an avid hunter, went on a hunting excursion organized by Mississippi's ...

After brainstorming several ideas, the class decided to make homemade teddy bears. Taylor Conti, a student who sews small teddy bears in her free time, volunteered to make 50 teddy bears.

Helping spread holiday cheer and raise money for a Valley school one teddy bear at a time! A couple has created quite the holiday display, filling up an entire school gym.