{"id":57984,"date":"2020-03-31T07:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=57984"},"modified":"2020-03-30T23:54:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T03:54:57","slug":"9th-grade-student-delivering-hugs-for-families-and-loved-ones-during-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/9th-grade-student-delivering-hugs-for-families-and-loved-ones-during-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"9th Grade Student Delivering Hugs for Families and Loved Ones During Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HOMER, N.Y., March 31, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; HuggyBox has helped thousands of friends and families stay connected since its inception in 2017. The product was invented by now fourteen-year-old Elena Barrett who runs the company. HuggyBox allows you to send a perforated tear off heart symbolizing a hug along with a heartfelt message to the intended recipient. Allowing the perfect way for those effected by this pandemic to feel connected.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/20-0331s2p-hb-elena-696x696.jpg\" alt=\"Elena Barrett holding a HuggyBox\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57983\" \/><br \/>\n<em>PHOTO CAPTION: Founder Elena Barrett holding a HuggyBox with her heartfelt message to America.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>HuggyBox is currently donating all proceeds to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) to help support preparedness, containment efforts, response and recovery activities for those affected by COVID-19 and for the responders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMental health is a large concern during this pandemic and HuggyBox allows family members and loved ones a way to connect across the miles,\u201d said Company President, Elena Barrett.<\/p>\n<p>She adds, \u201cHuggyBox can provide a positive impact by making a real difference in how people feel. I want people to feel connected, all while raising money to help combat COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features and benefits of HuggyBox include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manufactured in Rochester, NY<\/li>\n<li>ECO friendly<\/li>\n<li>SOY based inks \u2013 Safe for all ages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>HuggyBox is available now, at $2.99. For more information on HuggyBox, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huggybox.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.huggybox.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*PHOTO link for media: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/20-0331s2p-hb-elena-300dpi.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/20-0331s2p-hb-elena-300dpi.jpg<\/a><br \/>\n*Photo caption: Founder Elena Barrett holding a HuggyBox with her heartfelt message to America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOMER, N.Y., March 31, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; HuggyBox has helped thousands of friends and families stay connected since its inception in 2017. The product was invented by now fourteen-year-old Elena Barrett who runs the company. HuggyBox allows you to send a perforated tear off heart symbolizing a hug along with a heartfelt message to the intended recipient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8089,"featured_media":57983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[134,1,175,8,956],"tags":[13066,13065,11604],"class_list":["post-57984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-editorial-news","category-business-news","category-corporate-social-responsibility-news","category-new-york-news","category-womens-interest","tag-center-for-disaster-philanthropy","tag-hugs-in-a-box","tag-mental-health","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":3423,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8089"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}