{"id":91705,"date":"2018-11-05T09:13:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T14:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705//?p=91705"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:36:12","slug":"nursing-students-reignite-give-bear-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705//nursing-students-reignite-give-bear-campaign/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705//","title":{"rendered":"Nursing Students Reignite Give a Bear Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the help of alumni and the community, students from the UCF College of Nursing are looking to brighten up the holiday season for local hospitalized children in the form of a cuddly panda bear./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/n

In its second and final year, the /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/u201cGive Thanks, Give a Bear/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/u201d fundraiser enables the public to sponsor one /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/u2013 or an entire unit /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/u2013 of limited-edition bears wearing UCF nursing scrubs to be delivered the week following Thanksgiving to sick kids at Central Florida-area hospitals./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/n

Sponsoring a bear starts at $50./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/n

“These cute little bears will make a major impact for the children they comfort and ultimately, for the community by supporting future nurses and innovative research./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/u201d Mary Lou Sole, dean of UCF College of Nursing/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/n

All funds raised from the campaign help fund priority areas within the College of Nursing, including student scholarships, faculty research and medical mission trips. In 2017, the /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/u201cGive a Bear, Warm a Heart/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/u201d campaign distributed 225 bears to children during the week of Valentine/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/u2019s Day and raised nearly $15,000./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/u201cThis heartwarming effort is one of the many ways our students are touching lives and making a difference in the local Central Florida community,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/u201d says Mary Lou Sole, dean of the UCF College of Nursing. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/u201cIt is exciting to expand the program this year to more regional hospitals, reaching more communities where our Knight Nurses live and provide care. These cute little bears will make a major impact for the children they comfort and ultimately, for the community by supporting future nurses and innovative research./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/91705/n