AUBURN – T.J. Maxx donated 25 bears to Central Maine Medical Center’s Woman’s Hospital Association Cuddles program. The program, a staple at CMMC for more than 25 years, provides plush animals for patients to help them through their hospital stay. Building and donating the bears was part of a team building exercise for the store’s staff, organizers said.
Pictured, back row, from left, Sam Roberge, Staci Remillard, Danielle Gray, Carlee Long, and Stacey Bowden. Middle row, from left, Sharon Poulin, WHA president; June van Mourik, WHA vice president; Mercedes Lane, Katrina Ellis, Diane Goulet, Robin Garland, and Robin Jarvas, RN. Front row, center Brenda Ross, manager of T.J. Maxx Auburn.