Foothills Cruisers donates 1,400 teddy bears to YRMC

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Foothills Cruisers Car Club donated 1,400 teddy bears to the Yuma Regional Medical Center Pediatric Department.

Each year the club hosts a benefit car and truck show to raise funds to purchase stuffed animals for young patients in the hospital.

This year, once again they shared their love and support with local children in the hospital.

One member said his daughter's car crash is what inspired them to donate these teddy bears turning into a tradition.

“She was eight months pregnant at the time. I was fortunate enough to travel in the ambulance with her to the hospital along with her three-year-old daughter. one of the nurses brought a blanket over and apologized for not having teddy bears available and it was very confusing to me, I didn’t know what she was talking about but she explained to me what happened is they like to give away teddy bears when there’s an incident like this, so the light came on," said Richard Craig, Foothills Cruisers Public Relations.