Teller County Sheriff’s Office collecting teddy bears for local children

TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Teller County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) is collecting teddy bears for National Teddy Bear Day on Sept. 9.

The TCSO will be donating the bears to the Teller County Department of Human Services, who will then be handing them out to local children on Teddy Bear Day.

If you would like to donate a new teddy bear, you can do so at the Teller County Sheriff's Office in Divide from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can donate at the Department of Human Services Office in Woodland Park located at 800 Research Drive, Suite #100, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In Cripple Creek, you can donate at the Aspen Mine Center located at 166 East Bennent Avenue from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Only new, unused teddy bears will be accepted.