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A Jay and his bears go to bat for kids
A Jay and his bears go to bat for kids

A Jay and his bears go to bat for kids

Date9/15/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Jay and his bears go to bat for kids. Blue Jay first base star Willie Upshaw gets an assist from Sue Bochner, head of the Children's Aid Society of Metro Toronto Foundation, in handling three teddy bears presented to him for his own three kids yesterday as the agency kicked off a $500,000 fundraising campaign.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0087200F
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