This year’s Giant Teddy Bear Toss collected 67,309 plush animals, setting a new world record. This is the fourth year the Hershey Bears have donated stuffed animals to Milton Hershey School.

Inspired by his own struggles, Eric Wyatt founded Burden the Bear to show recipients of its stuffed animals that they’re not alone in grief, illness or isolation.

News Here’s what happens to some of the 74,000 plush toys from the Hershey Bears’ Teddy Bear Toss Updated: Jan. 10, 2024, 4:18 p.m. | Published: Jan. 09, 2024, 5: ...