Dec 22, 2008- Phoenix, AZ - For the 15th year in a row, Arizona Department of Public Safety Officers will be handing out Christmas Teddy Bears to hundreds of children statewide who find themselves in the hospital during the holidays. In the past 15 years DPS Officers have visited over 1600 kids who missed Christmas at home.
Sponsored by the Arizona Highway Patrolman Association, DPS Officers have been fanning out across the state this week bringing joy to thousands of sick kids who can’t be home with their families at Christmas time. Officers in Tucson visited children in the Pediatric Wards at both the Tucson Medical Center and at University Medical Center.
In Phoenix DPS Officers armed with Christmas Bears will be visiting kids at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Maricopa Medical Center on Tuesday December 23, 2008.
