Gallagher Bassett has continued its mission of comforting children experiencing traumatic situations by extending its Gentle Bear program to Cameron Park Rural Fire Brigade in New South Wales.
“Our Gentle Bears are a symbol of caring and compassion,” said John McNamara, GB Australia CEO. “We hope our Gentle Bears can help to comfort and support children experiencing traumatic situations.”
Staff at the Brigade has been handing out the bears to young children experiencing traumatic events, to provide them with an emotional aid to distract their attention from the immediate, distressing situation.
“A very special welcome to a very important new recruit,” Cameron Park Rural Fire Brigade said. “G Bear, or Gentle as he prefers to be known, resides on our trucks and other emergency service vehicles to be given to young children experiencing traumatic events. The brigade would like to thank icare and Gallagher Bassett for his safe delivery and their continued support of such a service.”
GB’s Gentle Bear has been very busy this year, expanding into Western Australia to support young children with disabilities, touring the Northern Territory to support NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services, and even visiting the Jane Goodall Chimp Rehab Centre in South Africa.
