Ted E. Bear Makes Donation to Sanford Children’s Hospital, Identity Still A Mystery

The donor sent in four bears this year

FARGO, N.D. — It’s been a holiday mystery for more than 25 years now but the true identity of Ted E. Bear still remains a mystery.

Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo has received four, handmade teddy bears from an anonymous donor in Horace.
His or her only request since 1986? That the bears go to a child in need. This year they went to 6-year-old Cullen and four-year-old Eliyana. The tradition is one which continues to touch the hearts of patients, their parents and employees at Sanford every holiday season.