Simpsonville police join Bear Hunt challenge

Simpsonville police join Bear Hunt challenge |

'What community is all about'

Simpsonville, S.C. — Passersby may do a double-take when driving or walking by the Simpsonville Police Department on East Curtis Street now that a teddy bear has been placed on its grounds.

In an effort to ensure families have a safe activity to do while children are out of school due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Simpsonville Police Department is participating in the Greenville Bear Hunt Window Challenge. Simpsonville PD is one of several stops on the Simpsonville Route, which families can drive while their kids look for and point out teddy bears and other stuffed animals placed in the windows of participating houses.

Neighborhoods included on the Simpsonville Route are Lost River, Neely Farms, River Shoals, Southbrook, Weatherstone and Veryfine Drive, according to KIDDING AROUND GREENVILLE.COM.  

City of Simpsonville community relations specialist Justin Campbell said joining the Greenville Bear Hunt Window Challenge is a great opportunity for the community to bring joy to kids and parents during uncertain and stressful times.

"The Greenville Bear Hunt Window Challenge is an awesome example of how people can do good things for people they don't even know, even during a global pandemic," Campbell said. "Law enforcement officers come to the aid of strangers every single day, and it's a great feeling to bring smiles to the faces of families whom they'll never meet. That's what community is all about."

The bear hunt challenge is based on the book We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxbury. Families are encouraged to play the accompanying song during the drive: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt."

Other routes on the Greenville Bear Hunt Window Challenge can be found on KIDDING AROUND GREENVILLE.COM. If you go on the hunt, remember to be considerate of neighborhoods and their residents and drive carefully. Happy hunting!