Hershey team hurries to turn tossed teddy bears into smiles [Video]

HERSHEY, Pa. — If you think the teamwork by the Hershey Bears on Teddy Bear Toss night is impressive, just wait until you see the Hershey squad behind the scenes.

“It’s even more like a family during the Teddy Bear Toss evening, as well as distribution day,” claimed Kathleen McGraw, Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Corporate Communications and Community Relations Director. “Behind us, we have Hershey volunteers and for many of them, this is their third, fourth, and fifth year helping us.”

From the moment the first bear hits the ice, the collecting and the counting begins. Hours later, while video of Hershey’s new Teddy Bear Toss record works its way around the globe, this group is back at the Giant Center, where those plush pals wait to be taken to their new homes, rain or shine, or …