Students collect donations for Build-A-Bear charity drive

Build-A-Bear Results FILE - The logo for Build-A-Bear Workshop appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) (Richard Drew/AP)

By WSOCTV.com News Staff

YORK, S.C. — Students at York Comprehensive High School are working to bring joy to children in need.

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They hope to purchase 800 Build-A-Bears and donate them to places, including the Ronald McDonald House, Levine Children’s Hospital and Hemby Children’s Hospital.

York Police donated money toward the project Wednesday.