Advocate Health Care and the Chicago Bears are teaming up to welcome newborns to the world in a special way this week to kick off the NFL season. Each baby born in an Advocate Chicago-area hospital between Monday, Aug. 28 and Friday, Sept. 1, will be gifted an Advocate/Chicago Bears “Welcome to the Team” box, welcoming babies to the world as team’s newest Bears fans. The box will include a Bears onesie, hat, special Nike socks, and a card in an Advocate-Bears branded box. On August 28th, former Bear Anthony “Spice” Adams personally delivered boxes to newborns and their families at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was also greeted by members of the Labor and Delivery and Mother/Baby units. Adams was a member of the Bears from 2007-11. Boxes have been delivered to all Advocate Health Care area hospitals in Chicagoland, including Advocate Sherman, Good Shepherd, Lutheran General, Good Samaritan, South Suburban, Trinity and Children’s Hospitals and Condell, Christ and Illinois Masonic Medical Centers. Photos of newborns in their new Bears swag will be featured on Advocate and Chicago Bears social media channels throughout the week, and also featured on the video board at Soldier Field on Sept. 10 when the Bears host their NFC North rival Green Bay Packers. The Chicago Bears Baby Bears brought to you by Advocate Health Care gives our youngest Bears fans 0-2 exclusive access to Bears events, contests, prizes and discounts. Parents will receive e-newsletters about kid-friendly activities throughout the year.

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