The BAMS Blog
This is where you'll find general information including articles about BAMS, bear care, display tips and any special occasion bears.
Pre-Orders
Posted by Valerie on 2/1/2025 to
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With the launch of the 2025 Charlie Bears Collection fast approaching, I wanted to address the issue of pre-orders. I appreciate the many customers who have placed pre-order requests with Bears Against MS over the years and who have, for the most part, followed through on those requests.
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Happy New Year
Posted by Valerie on 12/31/2024 to
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Wishing everyone a happy and healthy new year.
E-Books
Posted by Valerie on 12/29/2024 to
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A year and a half ago, I started referencing our e-books in my blog posts and since then many collectors have enjoyed flipping through them. However, since newer blog subscribers may not know about them or not know how to find the older
Merry Christmas
Posted by Valerie on 12/24/2024 to
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Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanzaa and the beary best for 2025.
A Collection of Christmas Bear Photos
Posted by Valerie on 12/21/2024 to
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A number of years ago I started posting on the Bears Against MS Facebook page one photo each day during December of my favorite Christmas bear photos. Over the years, as my collection of photos increased, so did my postings, from one a day to five or
Bears Against MS now has a YouTube channel
Posted by Valerie on 11/25/2024 to
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Bears Against MS is now on YouTube! I just created an account today and uploaded an old video of Bones, a Charlie Bears Minimo puppy dog that I still have available. I'll be adding a couple more previously recorded videos, of older bears that are still available for adoption, over the next couple of days. Then I hope to add a new video at least once a week. Click the link provided below to subscribe to our channel and then enjoy all the videos we upload.
Protect The Grizzly Bear
Posted by Valerie on 10/29/2024 to
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As a follow-up to my previous blog post about the tragic passing of Grizzly 399, I encourage you, in her honor, to help protect her species by sending a message to the Director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service asking that grizzles not be delisted under the
PayPal Delayed Payment Options
Posted by Valerie on 10/25/2024 to
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You may have noticed something different about our bears' listing pages. Under where it says "Add To Cart", you will now see 3 PayPal buttons. While you can still use a credit card without going through PayPal if you wish (just choose "On-Line Credit Card" as your payment method during check-out), with our new PayPal integration, you can now see up-front the different PayPal payment options available to you.
Hurricane Milton Update
Posted by Valerie on 10/12/2024 to
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Hurricane Milton
Posted by Valerie on 10/8/2024 to
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A hurricane warning was issued this morning for the Vero Beach area. I'm all boarded up and stocked up on supplies and will update here once the storm passes. In the meantime, please note that my Charlie Bear delivery that was due today is being
Never Forget
Posted by Valerie on 9/10/2024 to
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It's been 23 years since that fateful day and we still remember.
National Teddy Bear Day
Posted by Valerie on 9/9/2024 to
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Today is National Teddy Bear Day. So give your favorite teddy an extra big hug. Remember the joy he or she has given you in the past and
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