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2023 PROCLAMATION FROM PRESCOTT, AZ MAYOR PHIL GOODE AND COUNCILWOMAN CONNIE CANTELME
Comfort Bears in a Catastrophe Founder and Executive Director, Mimi Hymel, was honored with a proclamation for our work with Comfort Bears in the city of Prescott.
"I actually saw this work first hand. I went on a ride along with my son who is a firefighter, and there was a bad fire with 3 children in the apartment complex, and they were given those bears and immediately it stopped the trauma and the crying, so it's such a wonderful thing. I got to see it in real time."
- Councilwoman Connie Cantelme
2021 GIRLBOSSING INC.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD WINNER
Comfort Bears in a Catastrophe Founder, Mimi Hymel, was honored with a community service award for her work with Comfort Bears from Girlbossing Inc., a major women's empowerment organization that is now a Miss America sponsor. We were chosen from hundreds of projects and organizations in a competitive process.
Mimi was honored at a reception for hundreds of citizens in California to discuss our important work and dedication to serve our community.
2023 RECOGNITION FROM DAISY MOUNTAIN FIRE DEPARTMENT
Comfort Bears in a Catastrophe was recognized for their donation to the Daisy Mountain Fire Department in Anthem, Arizona.
2021 PROCLAMATION FROM MURRIETA, CA MAYOR, SCOTT VINTON
Comfort Bears in a Catastrophe Founder, Mimi Hymel, was honored with a community service proclamation from the Murrieta, CA city Mayor, Scott Vinton.
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DIGITAL JOURNAL
July 5th, 2021
The Digital Journal talks about Comfort Bears in a Catastrophe's mission and Executive Director and Founder, Mimi Hymel- College Senior and pageant competitor, Mimi Hymel, is a stellar nonprofit CEO of a creative cause benefiting several communities!
SOOTHING HEART WITH 'CUDDLES'
February 26th, 2021
How one local Californian teenager created Comfort Bears in a Catstrophe, changing hundreds of lives on the West Coast already.
Read the full article from the Red Cross here.
GEN Z GRAD STUDENT AND HURRICANE KATRINA SURVIVOR TO SEND COMFORT TO CHILDREN IN HURRICANE IAN
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COLLEGE STUDENT WHO EXPERIENCED KATRINA SENDING TEDDY BEARS TO KIDS AFFECTED BY IDA
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