{"id":16195,"date":"2025-07-30T11:08:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/experienceparkland.com\/?p=16195"},"modified":"2025-07-30T11:19:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:19:22","slug":"global-news-dartmouth-retirement-home-knitters-making-worry-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/experienceparkland.com\/en\/blog\/2025\/07\/30\/global-news-dartmouth-retirement-home-knitters-making-worry-bears\/","title":{"rendered":"Global News: Dartmouth retirement home knitters making \u2018worry bears\u2019 for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fglobalnews%2Eca%2Fvideo%2F11301126%2Fdartmouth-retirement-home-knitters-making-worry-bears-for-kids%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of knitters at <a href=\"https:\/\/experienceparkland.com\/en\/locations\/parkland-at-the-lakes\/\">Parkland at the Lakes<\/a> have come up with the perfect way to give back to their community. 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