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Dec 30, 2012 at 08:53 AM

The Chicago Bears would like to extend a huge "thank you" to our fans for supporting the 24th Annual Chicago Bears/Jewel-Osco "Coat Drive" and the Bears Share ticket donation program during the 2012 season.

Thank you to our season ticket holders who donated tickets through Bears Share during the 2012 regular season.

On behalf of the Bears and Jewel-Osco, thank you to everyone who supported the 24th Annual Chicago Bears/Jewel-Osco "Coat Drive." Because of your generosity, over 27,400 coats were collected that will benefit The Salvation Army and public schools throughout Chicagoland. Fans could drop off new or gently used coats at all Jewel-Osco stores throughout the Chicago area between September 24 and December 16. Thanks also to Wm. Meyers Movers and The Salvation Army for making this "Coat Drive" our most successful yet!

Thank you also to our season ticket holders who donated tickets through Bears Share during the 2012 regular season. The Bears Share program is completely dependent on donations from our season tickets holders. Because of their support Bears Care was able to distribute over 600 tickets to more than 30 charitable organizations throughout Chicago, providing deserving children and families with an opportunity to experience a Bears game at Soldier Field.

Beneficiaries of Bears Share in 2012 included:

Best Buddies of Illinois
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago
Blue Angels • Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
Boys & Girls Club of Lake County
Cancer Kick-Off
Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center
Chicago Park District
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation
Chicago Youth Centers
Clearbrook
Gilda's Club Chicago
Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA)
Lambs Farm
Living Well Cancer Center
Maryville Academy
Misericordia
No Veteran Left Behind
Otis Wilson Foundation
Pat Tillman Foundation
Ray Graham Association
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana
Special Olympics Chicago
Special Olympics Illinois
Thresholds
Turning Point
U.S. Navy Drill Team
U.S. Navy Leap Frogs
USO of Illinois
Wounded Warrior Project

For information about upcoming community initiatives, please continue to check back to ChicagoBears.com/community. We appreciate your continued support of Bears community outreach programs.

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