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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

1,000 teddy bears donated to charity

Spark Energy donates 1,000 teddy bears to 'Stockings for Kids' program

Representatives for Spark Energy canvassed the corner of  Market and High Streets to donate teddy bears to the "Stocking for Kids" program. "Who doesn't like bears," said Director of Marketing for Spark Energy Hal Poel.  "We wanted to get the word out about Spark, but also contribute to a good cause." Poel added, "we're giving people a choice in teddy bears, and we want them to know that they have a choice in energy." Spark Energy purchased 1,000 teddy bears that people could pick up for free as they walked by. "We want people to donate the bears to those in need.  We've had a couple of people come by and take bags of bears for their churches," Poel said. Poel also joked that "there was no cost cutting in the quality of bears." However, …

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