Stewartstown resident wins Teddy Bear of the Year AwardLancaster, PA – Janet Wilson of Stewartstown, PA won a Public’s Choice Teddy Bear of the Year (TOBY) Award. Janet Wilson’s entry “Catch A Falling Star” was selected by the readers of Teddy Bear and Friends magazine as the best in the Artist Vignette - Miniature category. Last spring, a panel of industry experts at the American International Toy Fair in New York chose five bears from fifteen categories to receive an Industry’s Choice Award. From these, readers voted for their favorites to win a Public’s Choice award. “The TOBY winners represent the best of the best,” noted Mindy Kinsey, editor of Teddy Bear and Friends. “We are very pleased to honor their achievements in the collectible teddy bear and plush industry. Janet Wilson produces teddy bears which collectors and teddy bear lovers around the world would love to have as their own.” The Public’s Choice Awards were presented at the ABC Unlimited Productions’ Octobear Faire Show & Sale on Friday, October 28, 2005 in Schaumburg, Illinois. This year marks the 16th year that Teddy Bear and Friends magazine has sponsored these prestigious awards. Teddy Bear and Friends magazine, a Madavor Media, LLC publication based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is the ultimate authority on teddy bear artistry and collecting. For more information, visit http://www.teddybearandfriends.com or call 1-717-393-8371.
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Posted by Dan Baldwin on 10/31/2005 at 06:30 PM in News Send to a friend
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