Whenever I have the chance, I like to spend time giving back to others in need. It’s easy to not have time when you have kids, but that’s when you involve your kids in helping others! At 6 years old, my son likes to focus on helping kids his own age. He has such a big heart and whether it’s through our church or my blog, he’s always eager to help others. I know that there are so many amazing kids out there helping others and Build-A-Bear Workshop recognizes that and wants to reward kids for their extraordinary acts of service through the Huggable Heroes program.

Nominate a Young Person for Huggable Heroes!

Through June 12th, Build-A-Bear Workshop Guests can nominate a young person age eight through 18 by visiting buildabear.com/huggableheroes or stores nationwide. Nominations for the 2014 Huggable Heroes program will be narrowed down to 50 finalists. Ten winners will each receive a $5,000 scholarship and a $2,500 donation to a designated charity of their choice. 

There are more than 12,000 kids that have participated in the Build-A-Bear Workshop Huggable Heroes program and it’s awarded over $1 million to socially conscious young people. The 2014 Huggable Heroes will join the ranks of over 100 young social entrepreneurs who have collectively recruited thousands of volunteers, gathered over 300 million items and raised more than $10 million for their causes!

Build-A-Bear and USO Partner Together

Build-A-Bear Workshop is also supporting the USO to celebrate the service of America’s military heroes through the “Every Moment Counts” campaign. Through this, the USO creates moments that matter for our troops and their families.

Build-A-Bear Workshop guests can also help support this effort by thanking military heroes and using the hashtag #babwUSOthanks on their social media channels. For each share, Build-A-Bear Workshop will donate one dollar to the USO, up to $50,000. Guests can also make a monetary donation to support the USO at Build-A-Bear Workshop stores nationwide when they checkout through June 30.

There are SO many kids that I know are worth of a nomination! Who will you nominate?