New Partnership with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office is being made possible through Marathon Row Fundraising Event held on June 29, 2019 at CrossFit Surmount in Apex, NC. This is the fifth partnership made possible as a result of the fundraiser. Donation event will occur on December 20, 2019
APEX, NC – Chaney’s Champions, a 501C3 non-profit based in Apex, NC, announces a new partnership with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office. The new partnership is being made possible through a Marathon Rowing Fundraising Event that was held in June of this year at
Apex, NC CrossFit Affiliate, CrossFit Surmount. This is the fifth partnership that has been announced as a result of the successful fundraising event. Chaney’s Champions will be donating 150 of its GUND Chaney Bears to the Sheriff’s Office at 2pm on December 20, 2019.
Chaney’s Champions was formed in 2016 and has donated 992 teddy bears to organizations that may encounter children in crisis situations. An additional 566 teddy bears are scheduled to be donated in the next several months, which will bring the total bears donated to 1,558. To date, Chaney’s Champions has donated, or is planning to donate, to the following organizations:
North Carolina
- 220 teddy bears to the Apex Police Department (66 additional teddy bears schedule to be donated soon);
- 100 teddy bears to the Roxboro Police Department and Fire Department;
- 95 teddy bears to the Durham County Sheriff’s Office;
- 95 teddy bears to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office;
- 25 teddy bears to the Hillsborough Police Department;
- 50 teddy bears to the Clayton Police Department;
- 67 teddy bears to the Carrboro Police Department;
- 100 teddy bears to the Garner NC Police Department;
- 100 teddy bears to the Cary Police Department (Donation event scheduled for December 20, 2019);
- 50 teddy bears to Zach’s Toy Chest
- 150 teddy bears to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office (Donation event scheduled for December 20, 2019).
Virginia
- 190 teddy bears to Edmarc Children’s Hospice;
- 100 teddy bears to the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office (VA) (Donation Event scheduled for November 1, 2019);
Michigan (Donation event scheduled for November 15, 2019 for Michigan agencies)
- 20 teddy bears to the Grosse Pointe Shores Police Department;
- 30 teddy bears to the Grosse Pointe Woods Police Department;
- 20 teddy bears to the Grosse Pointe Park Police Department:
- 20 teddy bears to the Grosse Pointe Farms Police Department;
- 20 teddy bears to the Grosse Pointe City Police Department;
- 30 teddy bears to the Harper Woods Police Department:
- 40 teddy bears to the St. Clair Shores Police Department;
- 20 teddy bears to the Eastpointe Police Department;
- 20 teddy bears to the Roseville Police Department;
- 30 teddy bears to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office
The donated “Chaney Bears” have been given by law enforcement officials to children affected by a variety of situations ranging from motor vehicle accidents to domestic violence incidents.
About Chaney’s Champions – Chaney’s Champions is a 501C3 non-profit located in Apex, NC. Founded in 2016, Chaney’s Champions was formed to honor the memory of Chaney James Corcoran, who passed away suddenly at 10 weeks old as a result of SIDS. Its mission involves paying it forward through random acts of kindness. The organization is currently focusing its work on donating teddy bears to area law enforcement agencies. The “Chaney Bears” are used to help bring comfort to children in need and provide opportunities to pay kindness forward, which embodies the mission of Chaney’s Champions to #ChampionOn with small tokens of kindness. To fulfill its mission, Chaney’s Champions depends on the generous financial support from family, friends, & members of the community. More information about Chaney’s Champions may be found at http://www.chaneyschampions.org
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