What started out as an opportunity to make people smile in these times of social isolation due to the COVID – 19 restrictions has received an overwhelmingly positive response. The Timboon P-12 School Facebook post has reached over 32,900 people, been liked 155 times and shared over 52 times across multiple platforms including the ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – Southbank & CBD Melbourne’, ‘Corangamite What’s On’, ‘#Show some Dairylove’, ‘Victorian Association of Agriculture & Horticulture Educators’ 'ABC Landline' 'George the Farmer' and the 'Warrnambool Southwest District Kindness Pandemic’ Facebook groups. A reporter from the Cobden Times asked to write a story which was featured on the front page and the story appeared in a Colac newspaper. The bear was also introduced on the Ambulance Victoria Operations site as it has officially been adopted by the Nullawarre CERT as it’s mascot. A beary surprising outcome!