{"id":2593,"date":"2018-05-08T17:17:12","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T17:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.budsies.com\/blog\/?p=2593"},"modified":"2019-02-13T16:51:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T16:51:41","slug":"budsies-gives-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.budsies.com\/blog\/stories\/budsies-gives-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Budsies Helps Raise $25,000 in Just 2 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A dream is born, and Budsies is so happy to be a part of it! One of our core missions is giving back and spreading joy and love, especially to kids. By partnering with different non-profit groups, Budsies is able to make a more huggable world and raise money to help kids in need.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Budsies teams up with Casa de Esperanza<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April is Child Abuse Awareness month. A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds, according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/americanspcc.org\/statistics-and-facts-about-child-abuse-in-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Society for the Positive Care of Children<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Five children die every day as a result of child abuse. The organization Casa de Esperanza has been helping kids in crisis for the past 36 years. The non-profit group says it strives to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect. They provide residential and aftercare programs that help the community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Laurel Thompson, the non-profit\u2019s senior development director, says they want to \u201ctake the elephant out of the room with child abuse\u201d. That\u2019s where the idea for their new mascot \u2018Espy the Elephant\u2019 came from!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.budsies.com\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.budsies.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_6239-1.jpg\" alt=\"Custom plush Budsies\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTake the elephant out of the room with child abuse,\u201d\u00a0Laurel Thompson,\u00a0Casa de Esperanza.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The group turned to Budsies to bring Espy alive. Our team of designers turned the beautiful drawing of Espy into a super-sized custom plush! Espy the Elephant was introduced at the 2018 Casa de Esperanza Gala, and boy was it a hit!! During the \u2018Paddles Up\u2019 auction portion of the gala, Espy raised $25,000 in just two minutes!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.budsies.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.budsies.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/05\/100_CasadeEsperanza_DOrtizPhoto_042218.jpg\" alt=\"Espy Budsie custom stuffed animal\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBudsie has been VERY generous in the past allowing us to send in a child\u2019s coloring book picture and turning it into a beloved treasure for our children,\u201d said Thompson. Casa de Esperanza auctions off the Budsie and the donor donates the custom stuffed animal back to the child that colored it and keeps a framed drawing from the child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.budsies.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/05\/162_CasadeEsperanza_DOrtizPhoto_042218.jpg\" alt=\"Budsies helps kids in need\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How you can help<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, Casa de Esperanza is working with Budsies to create more Espy Elephants to raise money for kids in crisis. Budsies is happy to support this great organization. To learn more about the Casa de Esperanza click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casahope.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Budsies&#8217; core missions is giving back, especially to kids. 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