Three ways in. One trolley out.
Bears go into boxes, boxes go onto Santa’s trolley, the trolley goes to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in mid-December.
How a Hug Gets Delivered
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Step 1: A business hosts a box.
Local businesses put a wrapped drop-off box in the lobby.
the first box — Vaughn Law, 2025 -
Step 2: People drop off or ship bears.
Neighbors drop bears in the box, or order online and ship them to Tina.
bears come in every size -
Step 3: Santa’s trolley collects every box.
In mid-December, Santa’s vintage trolley makes the rounds.
every box, every seat -
Step 4: A child wakes up from surgery with a bear to hug.
The bears go to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.
delivered Dec 16, 2025
Host a box in your lobby.
Local businesses around Pinellas County host a decorated drop-off box for the season. Customers, staff and neighbors fill it with new teddy bears, and Santa’s trolley collects every box in mid-December.
Box spots are limited by what the trolley can carry, so hosts are confirmed in the order they sign up.
- We bring the box.
- You fill your lobby with bears till Dec 15.
- Santa’s trolley picks it up — and you get a personal thank-you video.
Send bears straight to Tina.
Or pick up bears at any store and call Tina at (352) 213-1084 for a pickup.
Bear rules: New. Soft. Washable. No batteries or hard parts.
Last day for bears: December 15. Rather give money? Call Tina, she turns every gift into bears.
Put your name behind the bears.
Businesses that want to stand behind the drive can join as sponsors. It’s the same short form as box hosts, and Tina will follow up personally.
There are no levels: a sponsor is a sponsor. Every sponsor gets the sponsor badge, a logo card on our Sponsors page in the order they joined, and a personal thank-you video.
December 16, 2025: every box, delivered.
This December, Santa’s trolley does it again, with your box on board.
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