New Bedford Kiwanis Club makes donation to Speech Therapy Department

The Schwartz Center for Children hosted the Kiwanis Club of New Bedford’s recent weekly meeting on Tuesday, February 12. The Kiwanians presented the Center with snack goodies for the Center’s children and a Spinoza Bear for the Speech Therapy Department through it’s “Buddy Bear Project.”

A special education teacher and a communication specialist created Spinoza in 1984. They envisioned a soft, huggable bear that spoke and sang from the heart. The unique songs and stories that are played inside of Spinoza’s internal tape player provide the listener with words of encouragement, comfort, self-esteem, and friendship. All of these things combine to create a very magical bear.

The Spinoza Company was founded in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The "buddy bear project" was created in 1994 out of a desire to provide every child who is in a challenging situation or crisis with a constant, inspirational companion.

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.

Kiwanians are volunteers changing the world through service to children and communities. Kiwanis members help shelter the homeless, feed the hungry, mentor the disadvantaged, and care for the sick. They develop youth as leaders, build playgrounds, raise funds for pediatric research, and much more. No problem is too big or too small. Why? Because working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. When you give a child a chance to learn, experience, dream, and succeed, great things happen!

Schwartz Center For Children

The Schwartz Center for Children has been serving our community for close to 60 years with high quality therapeutic interventions, medical care, and education for children with disabilities and special health care needs.

Our mission, to help each child achieve his or her greatest potential, is at the hear of everything we do.

With your generous help, we're now serving over 900 families throughout the Southcoast region - and new requests for our services are increasing dramatically.

With 60 years of serving children with special medical and developmental needs, the Schwartz Center brings hope, inspiration, and comfort to Southeastern Massachusetts children and families.

Help us continue to provide care for our children.

They need your help.

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