With a roomful of teddy bears needing clothes, volunteers at the Northwest Senior Activity Center made outfits for the 150 stuffed animals and donated them to the Moyer Foundation.

Six volunteers had been sewing clothes for the bears since December. All the designs are tailored to fit the personalities of the bears.

"They are all handmade hats and jackets," said Carlye Teel, director of the Northwest Senior Activity Center who was recently named president of the Ballard Rotary Club.

The Moyer Foundation was started by former Seattle Mariners pitcher Jamie Moyer and his wife Karen.

The foundation has 18 Camp Erins in 12 major league baseball cities around the country. The Moyer Foundation has set a goal of expanding to 50 camps.

Camp Erin offers bereavement services to children ages 6-17 who have experienced the death of a parent, friend or loved one.

Children take part in camp activities along with receiving grief education and emotional support provided by grief professionals and trained volunteers.

Each bear helps children go through the grieving process.

Karen Moyer was delighted when she visited the senior center to see the bears for herself.

"They are awesome. Look at the detail. The kids will love them," said Karen Moyer.

Locally, there are 50 kids in Camp Erin. The extra bears will be sent to kids in other camps.

"All of these girls (seniors) worked very hard. It was so much fun, it was a labor of love," said Gail Nagy. She runs the center's job program and was a sewer.

"We had patterns to fit teddy bears. We have so many different size bears," said Mary Elliott.

Some bears were purchased through donations. The Fred Meyer store sold them bears at a discount.

"It is nice we can give back to the community. The community gives to us," said Teel.

The volunteer sewers were Gail Nagy, Lois Ahrens, Debra Bays, Mary Elliott, Sue Markley and Elaine Windeal.