Published: 10/26/2010

A teddy bear picnic for a good cause

First grader D.J. Hollstein, 6, enjoys the various bears "visiting" for the picnic. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY Enlarge | Buy This Photo

The bears were put in place by students such as Bailey Osborne, 13, right. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY Enlarge | Buy This Photo

Regina Coeli School in West Toledo was filled with special ‘guests' for lunch recently — teddy bears. First grader D.J. Hollstein, 6, delights at the array of bears aligned in the school gym and viewed by a string of his classmates and others at the school. Later, the students spent the lunch period outdoors for a ‘teddy bear picnic.' The stuffed toys were then donated to the Domestic Violence Division of the Toledo Police Department.

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