08/15/2025
What an incredible weekend at the Tamarack Teddy Bear Party! Together, we raised $20,000 in support of local children and youth mentoring programs. ๐
A huge thank you to everyone who attended, supported, volunteered, and helped make the day run smoothly. We had over 20 community partners and vendors join us, and welcomed hundreds of children and families from across the community. To our 39 amazing volunteers โ you made the magic happen!
Thank you to our title sponsor Tamarack Homes for their incredible support. Thank you to our amazing community partners and vendors including: Kingston Police, Kingston Police Volunteers, Kingston Fire & Rescue, EarlyON, Child and Adolescent Development at Queen's University, The Inclusive Play Project, South East Health Unit, KMFRC, Museum of Health Care, Extend-A-Family (Kingston), Kingston Frontenacs, Kingston Defeat Depression, Epilepsy South Eastern Ontario, Windsor Family Credit Union, Canada Royal Milk, Robert Hogan Bus Lines, and R.W. Tomlinson.
Special Sponsors:
Tamarack Homes
Canada Royal Milk
WFCU
Kawartha Credit Union
R.W. Tomlinson
Special Partners:
MP Mark Gerretsen
MPP Ted Hsu
Mayor Bryan Paterson
Our guests enjoyed live music and storytelling with Panache Eh and Scott & Kate Live, plus:
โข Special Touch a Truck Area and BBQ Lunch from Tomlinson
โข Kids Zone with face painting, balloon twisting & bouncy castles
โข Drive the Robots and STEM exploration
โข Arts & Crafts and Sensory Activities
โข Teddy Bear Hospital
โข Trixter the Acrobat
Thank you to our MEGABike title sponsor: Patry Inc. Developments and to Vicki Keith & Jay Dearborn for being featured riders!
Thank you to our community, we hope you had as much fun as we did, and we canโt wait to see you next year! ๐งธโจ