Teddy Bear Drive Expands to More Locations

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Oct. 17, 2016 - PRLog -- New, stuffed Teddy Bears are needed to decorate the "Very Beary" Tree at the 10^th Annual Festival of Trees. The tree will be auctioned to the highest bidder at the Tree Preview Party & Wine Tasting Nov. 29. Decorated with more than 300 bears, the tree is traditionally donated by the winning bidder to a children's organization.

Bears can be dropped in donation boxes located throughout southwest Florida, including the newest locations: Centurylink Retail Stores in Fort Myers, Naples and Cape Coral. Additional donation boxes are at Norris Furniture & Interiors in Fort Myers, Naples and Sanibel; Hilton Garden Inn, Airport/FGCU; Hotel Indigo, Fort Myers; and Goodwill's Boutique on First in downtown Fort Myers.

The Teddy Bear drive concludes Nov. 21, in time for the start of the festival, which runs Nov. 30-Dec. 4 at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers. Visit www.GoodwillTrees.com for details or call (239) 995-2106 more information about getting involved in the festival.

Cash donations can also be placed online at www.goodwilltrees.com.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades Counties. The agency's mission is to help people with disabilities and disadvantages by offering life-changing opportunities to achieve independence. Goodwill's programs in Southwest Florida include Pathways to Opportunity and Pathways to Work, Job-Link resource centers, small business training classes, disability-accessible housing, the Goodwill L.I.F.E. Academy charter school, and more.

For more information about Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, visit www.goodwillswfl.org.