Teddy Bear Toss and the annual Toy Drive a huge success
Move over hockey "hat trick," hello "Teddy Bear Toss."
In what has become a tradition much like in hockey, Oregon State Athletics holds an annual "Teddy Bear Toss", sponsored by the local Toyota dealers, every December at Gill Coliseum during a men's basketball game. Fans literally litter the playing floor at halftime with a cascade of flying bears; all for the joy of underprivileged kids in the Willamette Valley.
"The event gets to be more popular every year," OSU Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing Sara Elcano said.