Summary
Organization name
Bee Brave Buddies
Tax id (EIN)
81-2241917
Address
1316 Biscaya DriveSurfside, FL 33154
Bee Brave Buddies offers three original, plush, beautifully bald dolls for children or young adults in chemotherapy or remission from cancer .Our goal is to place a Bee Brave Buddy superhero doll into the arms of every child battling cancer around the world, who needs a hug, and to put big smiles on these brave, sweet faces. Our three dolls have been designed to become new best friends to children who are facing the stress of childhood illness and need a big snuggle or some magical super secret powers to feel braver than they should ever have to be at this tender age.
We have donated thousands of dolls to pediatric oncology facilities in South Florida, across the USA and around the world. We also donate to individual families requesting a free doll, our new book, "Bee Brave with Me", our super cuddly soft plushpillow or an Unbeelievably Brave blanket.
This year we are very proud to announce that we self published a beautiful book called "Bee Brave with Me", which we have given out to our brave little buddies and to hospitals all around the South Florida area so far. This book written by one of our volunteers from Ireland, Alexis O'Sullivan and was illustration by Rosanna Bernstein and another volunteer, Daniel Stevens. We are very grateful for the donations from past years from Give Miami Day which has allowed us to pursue this very satisfying project of bring this inspiration book to life. Thank you so much. The children love the book!
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Our dolls are also a perfect tool to teach and educate a child about the issues they will face concerning their loss of hair from their treatments. They can identify with our sweet, bald dolls. Each doll is beautifully bald with a big heart and "xoxo LOVE" on the back of his or her head, showing the children that they still can be beautiful and strong even without hair.
Bestie Brave and Catie Cuddles are our superhero dolls for girls. They are soft and colorfully dressed in ruffled lace skirts and capes. They adore cuddling and snuggling and telling secrets with their new little girlfriends. Their long skinny leggings are printed with empowering words for the girls: Brave, Dream, Play, Laugh, Dazzle, Kiss, Giggle, Snuggle, Cuddle, Hope and Hug. Buddy Brave is our superhero doll for boys. He loves to go to all treatments with his new best friend. A child can choose either a Caucasian or African-American doll. All dolls are manufactured in our studios in Miami, Florida or Orlando, Florida.
All donations are used to manufacture and ship our dolls, gifts and self publish our new Bee Brave Buddies Adventure books. . Bee Brave Buddies is run entirely by volunteers. Our latest project, "Buddies and Books for All Fifty" will also be funded from donations during Give Miami Day to ship one box of 24 adorable dolls and 12 of our new Books, to one pediatric oncology hospital in every state across USA. Thank you for your generous support.
Our mission is to put a Bee Brave Buddy doll in the arms of all children around the world in treatment or recuperation from cancer, who need a hug, to make these children feel brave and to provide emotional support to children and young adults with cancer and other serious illnesses by giving dolls, original Bee Brave Buddies books, cards and other Bee Brave Buddies gifts.
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Organization name
Bee Brave Buddies
Tax id (EIN)
81-2241917
Address
1316 Biscaya Drive