2001 | More than 500 Trauma Teddies are sent to New York to provide comfort to school children after the September 11 attacks. |
2002 | Children in Bali receive Trauma Teddies after bombings in the tourist district of Kuta. |
2003 | A partnership between Red Cross and Lincraft is launched. Wool donation bins are rolled out across the country. |
2005 | A crate full of Trauma Teddies is sent to Pakistan and handed out to children affected by the Kashmir earthquake. |
2010 | Trauma Teddy turns 20 years old!Trauma Teddy turns 20 years old! |
2012 | Tourin’ Trauma Ted attends the London Olympics. |
2014 | Limited edition red, white and black Trauma Teddies are launched to mark the 100 year anniversary of Australia Red Cross. |
2017 | Specially created Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teddies are handed out at Yabun festival in Sydney. |
2018 | The Trauma Teddy program now involves over 600 volunteer knitters, who help distribute over 50,000 Trauma Teddies around the country! |
2019 | It is estimated that by now over 1 million Trauma Teddies have been hand-knitted and given out. |
2020 | Children evacuated from Mallacoota aboard naval ships during the Summer Bushfires are given Trauma Teddies. |
2020 | On 23 November Trauma Teddy turns 30! We estimate a mind-blowing 7.5 million volunteer knitting hours have been spent lovingly hand-knitting Trauma Teddy over the 30 years. |