Adopt a Teddy: High school seniors hosting Teddy Bear Clinic need your help.

Photo/Jody Fain

By SARA VANDEN BERGE 

Stephenville High School seniors taking part in the health science program are hosting their annual Teddy Bear Clinic on Nov. 13 for approximately 230 kindergarteners at Central Elementary.

“These seniors are pursuing careers in the healthcare field and have been enrolled in health science classes for the last three years,” Jody Fain, an LVN who teaches the class, told Beneath the Surface News. 

“We hold the Teddy Bear Clinic to give kindergartners the opportunity to rotate through health and wellness stations where our health science seniors will teach them about vital signs, X-rays and healthy eating habits while demonstrating on the bears.”

At the conclusion of the event, the students get to keep their teddy bear and receive a Wellness Certificate.

The seniors still need to collect 151 teddy bears for the program and businesses and individuals are invited to "Adopt a Teddy" to help raise money to purchase them.

The donor’s name will be added to the certificate to show who adopted the teddy bear.

Making a donation is easy; simply click here and you’ll be on your way to adopting a teddy bear for a local kindergartner.