Where we are
12 chapters, run by students.
Chapters
Every chapter, one map.
Los Angeles County
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Arcadia High School
Iris Lin
Arcadia
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John F. Kennedy Middle College High School
Sophie Han
Norwalk
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Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Joella Song
Rolling Hills Estates
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San Marino High School
Rosie Liang
San Marino
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Walnut High School
Moran Zheng & Tammie Lin
Walnut
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Westridge Christian Academy
Kitty Li
Pasadena
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Westridge School
Joovy Chen
Pasadena
Orange County
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Beckman High School
Kylie Park & Joelle Geffeney
Irvine
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Orange County School of the Arts
Abbey Lee
Santa Ana
San Bernardino County
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Chino Hills High School
Abbie Chu
Chino Hills
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Rancho Cucamonga High School
Alessea Pai
Rancho Cucamonga
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Ruben S. Ayala High School
Elisabeth Lee
Chino Hills
Milestones
How we got here.
Now
- 2026
Twelve chapters, one thousand plushies
More than 1,040 plushies delivered, each with a handwritten letter.
How we got here
- 2024
Plushies with Purpose begins
Founded by high school students sewing plushies from recycled fabric.
- 2024
The first chapters open
Students launch chapters at schools across Southern California.
- 2025
Plushies reach three more countries
Deliveries expand beyond California to India, Nicaragua, and Cambodia.