The Final BETM Bear

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The Final BETM Bear

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For the past 14 years, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids has auctioned off specially designed bears representing characters from Broadway shows. BC/EFA has announced that 2012 will be the 15th and FINAL bear auction.
http://www.broadwaycares.org/bears2012

This year's BETM bear is Jackie Elliot in his miner's coveralls, helmet, and finale tutu!
http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/i ... =152673804

You may recall that in 2009 there were four bears for BETM, representing the four original Billys performing at that time: David Alvarez (the Boxing bear); Tommy Batchelor (the Dream Ballet bear); Trent Kowalik (the Finale bear); and Kiril Kulish (the Electricity bear).
Thanks to Steven King, who spearheaded the project, a group of forum members joined together to win the auction for these bears in order to give them back to their boys, which is, of course, where they belonged. Here is the thread about the presentation on June 9, 2009:

http://www.billyelliottheforum.me.uk/fo ... illy+bears

While the bears were waiting for their trip to NYC for their reunion with their boys, they did a little traveling to visit places of interest in the US, UK and Australia. Here is their blog of their adventures:

http://www.billyelliottheforum.me.uk/fo ... Bears+Blog
Ellen



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