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Loving Hugs, Inc. is requesting donations of new or 'gently used' store-bought,
or homemade cuddly stuffed animals to send to the children in war zones,
hospitals, orphanages and refugee camps (IDP Camps) around the world; to give
them some comfort through a soft cuddly portable 'hug'. We also gratefully
receive financial donations to help us to cover our costs for this wonderful,
loving program.
TO MAKE FINANCIAL DONATION |
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HUG DONATION GUIDELINES
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Cuddly soft stuffed animals in new or excellent 'gently used' condition between 4 to 14-inches tall;
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Real animal likenesses: please no TV or movie characters, except for example, Classic Disney, Snoopy, Winnie The Pooh, Eore;
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Please
no battery-operated stuffed animals;
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Please
no holiday designed or styled stuffed animals;
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Please
no reptiles, bugs, or sea creatures.
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GREAT IDEAS!! Support Loving Hugs, Inc. by forming a fun group: friends, church groups, neighbors, family members, schools, office groups, sports teams, Girl Scouts - you name it -to collect brand new or very gently used stuffed animals
for children who could use all of our "hugs".
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FOR DENVER METRO-AREA INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS:
Heritage Cleaners generously donates the cleaning of all of
the donated, gently used stuffed animals for Loving Hugs,
Inc. before we send them to the children in need around the
world. Also, they allow all 17 of their locations in and
around the Denver, Colorado area to be available as drop-off
locations for anyone wanting to donate their 'gently used'
or new stuffed animals to Loving Hugs, Inc., if each
donation is no more than 60 stuffed animals at a time. Thank
you so much, Heritage Cleaners for your huge hearts and
generosity! To find their nearest location for your
convenience,
click on this link:
Heritage
Cleaners Locations.
Two
additional drop-off locations in Littleton, CO:
Avalon
Aveda Spa, located at Aspen Grove Shopping Center, at S.
Santa Fe. Dr. & W. Mineral Ave. For store hours, call Avalon
Aveda Spa at 303-730-9399.
Serenity
Coffee, located at 11757 W. Ken Caryl Ave. in the King
Soopers Center at Simms & Ken Caryl Ave. For store hours,
call Serenity Coffee at 303-948-5573, or call Loving Hugs at
303-948-0552.
FOR HUGS DONATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE
DENVER-METRO AREA, AND OUT OF STATE
You
can ship your hugs to us via any shipping company method of
your choice. To help save you some money, we offer the
ability to ship your hugs at a discounted rate with UPS for
this purpose under our UPS account. Please see the
information and the links for the application at the bottom
of the Ship Us Hugs page.
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HUG DRIVES:
What You Need To Know
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 Loving Hugs has a special shipping arrangement with UPS
for shipping your hugs to us to send to the children in hospitals,
orphanages and refugee camps (IDP Camps) around the world; to give them some
comfort through a soft cuddly portable 'hug'.
The information
below, required by
UPS, allows us to activate limited access for you to the Loving Hugs, Inc.
shipping account and any volume discount rates that may apply.
After receipt of
the information below, we will instruct UPS to set up access.
You will receive
two emails from UPS; one with your login name and the other with a temporary
password. In addition to any discounts that may apply, credit cards can be used
to pay for the shipment.
No credit card information provided by you to UPS is
shared with Loving Hugs, Inc.
PLEASE FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
Step 1: Complete Information form
Step 2:
Review Complete Instructions
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