Building hope, a toy at a time

Building bears, and dogs too, to contribute to a toy drive for children suvivors of Hurricane Katrina.

William Burke, 10, a fifth-grade student at Lawrence Intermediate School, tests the hug-worthiness of a toy dog he created at the Build-a-Bear Workshop at Quaker Bridge Mall Saturday for a Hurricane Katrina toy drive at the mall. William hosted a party at the toy store to encourage customers to buy the stuffed animals for the mall’s toy drive.