Today is National #ShareYourCare Day is today. I am a #ShareYourCare Ambassador. What that means is that I promote the Care Bears and their message of caring. My son is a fan of the Care Bears. He loves them. I got a bunch of Care Bears Blind Bags at the most recent Blogger Bash. The kids enjoyed opening them together. However, I found out that my son is the fan and my daughter, not so much.

Eva does agree with the message of caring, though. That is something that she can get behind. She is also inspired my this year’s Share Your Care Ambassador, 13-year-old philanthropist, Jessica Carscadden, founded We Care Bears Project. Together we will talk about the Care-A-Lot Challenge.

Care Bears™ Celebrate National #ShareYourCare Day and Inspire Others to Join the Care-A-Lot Challenge
Care-A-Lot Challenge Encourages Fans to Share Their Care Every Day of the Month

Los Angeles — September 9, 2016 – American Greetings Entertainment (AGE), the intellectual property and outbound licensing division of American Greetings, is thrilled to announce that Care BearsTM are celebrating National Care Bears #ShareYourCare Day today, recognizing the iconic toy brand and its influence on caring and sharing, fans are encouraged to participate all month long by completing one selfless, caring act every day of September in the #CareALotChallenge via @CareBears on Facebook and Twitter. The #ShareYourCare movement is all about acts of kindness, big and small.

For nearly 35 years, Care Bears have taught fans worldwide the importance of caring for others, and National Care Bears Share Your Care Day is the perfect opportunity for everyone to participate in the #CareALotChallenge. Participation is as simple as doing something nice for someone else – this could include treating a friend to lunch, sharing a toy with a sibling, doing an extra chore without being asked, or helping an older neighbor bring their trash cans to the street. Bigger inspirations for this holiday could be acts of philanthropy like planting a tree, buying lunch for a homeless person, or spending time volunteering for a charity. Care Bears hope to inspire the nation to be kind, think of others and #ShareYourCare every day.

To commemorate the day, Care Bears have joined 13-year-old inspiration Jessica Carscadden of the We Care Bears Project for a special donation of 500 Care Bears plush toys to Spark of Love to help further reach hundreds of children in “un-BEAR-able” situations. Care Bears, the We Care Bears Project and Orange County firefighters from Spark of Love will be out in force today at during Festival of Children at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, CA, with Supervisor Michelle Steele of the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ who is presenting Jessica with a proclamation from the County of Orange, Second District. In addition, the Festival of Children Foundation has partnered with Care Bears and We Care Bears Project to invite shoppers to visit the South Coast Plaza September 10 and 11 to join the #ShareYourCare movement by donating a new plush item during the plush donation drive for We Care Bears Project on-site near the Carousel Court. Care Bears very own Share Bear will be welcoming fans of all ages from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on both days.

Care Bears Celebrates National Care Bears #ShareYourCare Day
Care Bears have also aligned with an army of over 300 top-tier digital influencers known as the Care Bears Ambassadors, all of whom have taken the Care Bears #ShareYourCare oath, spread the news of the #CareALotChallenge, paid it forward and kept the conversation going to their respective vast audiences.
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About Care Bears
First introduced by American Greetings in 1982 through consumer products, greeting cards, and later an animated CGI television show, Care Bears has become one of the world’s most popular and endearing children’s properties. Today, fans of all ages around the world are falling in love with these huggable bears who help kids have fun while sharing and caring, and they enjoy a robust portfolio of thousands of Care Bears licensed products at retailers globally. The Care Bears are no strangers to television screens. They first appeared in their own television specials in 1983 and 1984, and then made the leap to the big screen in 1985-87 with “The Care Bears Movie” trilogy. They also had their own television series from 1985 to 1988 which is currently available to watch on Netflix. The new Netflix Original Series “Care Bears & Cousins”, launched in fall 2015, and continues to delight fans around the world. The brand also has a robust social media following, has more than 5 million views of new and classic videos on YouTube, and has a portfolio of popular apps for mobile devices. Their wholesome messages of caring and sharing resonate with parents who are familiar with the brand and feel comfortable introducing Care Bears to their own children.

About American Greetings Entertainment
American Greetings Entertainment is the intellectual property, entertainment and outbound licensing division of American Greetings Corporation, which was built upon the successful re-launch of Care Bears™ and other iconic kids’ entertainment brands, including Holly Hobbie™ and Madballs™, as well as Packages from Planet X™, Twisted Whiskers™, and its newest IP, Buddy Thunderstruck™. American Greetings Entertainment develops multi-platform entertainment franchises across all media channels, and extensive consumer merchandising programs that immerse children and adults in brands they love.

We Care Bears Project
13-year-old philanthropist, Jessica Carscadden, founded We Care Bears Project as a non-profit organization to supply plush toys to first responders in 2012. With the help from kids all over the country, Jessica and We Care Bears Project have donated over 30,000 stuffed animals to first responders and other organizations that work with kids in “unBEARable” situations all across the United States.