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NS MUSEUM--TEDDY BEARS EXHIBIT PUT TO BED ----------------------------------------------------------------- After a run of five weeks, one of Nova Scotia's most "cuddly" museum exhibits in recent years closed on Sunday, Jan. 5. "Teddy Bears AHOY!", which had opened at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax Dec. 1, attracted nearly 10,000 visitors, raised $1,275 for the IWK/Grace Foundation through a teddy bear raffle, and collected several hundred pounds of food for the Metro Food Bank. The bears and their owners were not restricted to the Halifax-Dartmouth metro area, but also come from communities as far away as Louisbourg, in Cape Breton, to Meteghan River, Digby County. Visitors came not only from Nova Scotia but from other parts of Canada and around the world, including Los Angeles, Holland, Sweden, Australia, Italy and Finland. At 9626 people, the Museum more than tripled its attendance for the same period in previous years and although a large number of the visitors were children, thousands of adults enjoyed viewing the exhibit as well. This positive response was rewarding for staff and volunteers at the Maritime Museum. "We're thrilled with the response" said Gerry Lunn, one of the event's organizer's. "You can count on there being at least a second annual Teddy Bears AHOY!" "We'd like to express our sincere thanks to those who so generously loaned us their bears - the event would not have been possible without them." The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is located at 1675 Lower Water Street, Halifax. -30- Contact: Gerry Lunn 902-424-7490 trp Jan. 15, 1997 - 9:45 a.m.