So the school day has come to an end.  Where is a grade school kid supposed to go?  Mom or Dad may not be home from work for a couple more hours.  Well, there’s the After School Program at the Martha’s Vineyard Boys & Girls Club.  With almost 300 members, the Club has been helping Island children for 75 year...

CHAPPY!!!!! After all the votes were tallied from Facebook, Twitter, email, Pinterest, and even LinkedIn, Chappy was the clear winner, with TisBeary and Gosnold being favored as well.  We love our bear’s new name! It’s actually quite fitting since our other big, lovable bear is named Edgar. As Scott Tuttle — who was ...

By now, you probably know that our Martha’s Vineyard Teddy Bear Suite is a fundraiser for the Martha’s Vineyard Boys & Girls Club. Why is this organization so important to support?  In our second year, I’ve had the opportunity to spend a little more time with some of the kids who belong to the “Club,” and I’ve seen fi...

Look at this adorable face, our new mascot for The Teddy Bear Suite.  From the nearly 50 names suggested for her/him, there are some clear favorites among the voters.  So far, people seem to like Caramel, TisBeary (in the lead), Billy, Chappy and Lucy.  Is one of those your favorites?  If not, vote for yours! Th...

Wow!  What a list of names for our newest cuddly addition to The Martha’s vineyard Teddy Bear Suite!  Almost 50 names, many of which brought a big smile to my face.  Of course, I’m not going to tell you which one is my favorite! Now comes the hard part, picking the one that suits our big, sweet bear.  We need yo...

With Thanksgiving behind us, it’s time to enjoy all things Christmas — Christmas carols, Christmas decorations, shopping for Christmas presents and of course Christmas in Edgartown. And that means it will soon be time for the magical Martha’s Vineyard Teddy Bear Suite.  For our second year, we have lots of new things to ...

I know it’s a little early to be thinking about Christmas, but I’m getting excited about the holidays on Martha’s Vineyard.  As a matter of fact, in less than a month, our Teddy Bear Suite with all its cuddly bears will be back in time for Christmas in Edgartown. Going into our second year now sponsoring this new holiday ...

‘Sweet Suite’ of Teddy Bears – MV Times A nice way of putting it and recapping the Teddy Bear Suite success from the MV Times. Read the story MV Boys & Girls Club And our friends (and beneficiaries of the fundraising drive) at the MV Boys & Girls Club have posted their own congratulatory thanks. We would again like to thank...

As you can imagine, we could not be any happier about the success of The Teddy Bear Suite.  Raising $3,000 and extending the event because of its popularity was so exciting for us, especially since it was a brand new event.  We loved The Teddy Bear Suite and its concept, but it was wonderful that so many others did too! B...

Guinevere Cramer, Point B; Jim Cleary, Harbor View Hotel; Peter Lambos, MV Boys & Girls Club; Wendy Harman, Point B EDGARTOWN – The holiday-inspired Teddy Bear Suite fundraiser for the Martha’s Vineyard Boys & Girls Club exceeded its first year goal and raised more than $3,000. The new Martha’s Vineyard fundraiser was or...