The Daisy Teddy Bear Picnic
by Carol Griner

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      On the weekend of March 8, Dallas and I took a world-wind trip to Tempe, Arizona, to participate in the Daisy Teddy Bear Picnic Program sponsored by the Kiwanis Recreation Center in the city of Tempe.  About 200 people attended and what a fun day it was.  The weather was a little cool for Tempe, but by noon, it was getting nice and warm compared to Albuquerque, New Mexico.                                                   

There were booths

Footz the Clown

Bears of all kinds and sizes

And, of course, my favorite bear of them all--Smokey, sponsored by the Tonto National Forest.