BEAR Innovation Competition Pitch: Dollie Dreamers

Authors

• Mia Bompensa, Ursinus College
• Addison Hessler, Ursinus College

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

5-7-2026

Abstract

The goal of Dollie Dreamers is to help young children in under-resourced schools identify their passions and introduce career goals by making their original designs real. Profits from sales of the dolls are returned back to the classroom.

Comments

Presented as part of the 12th annual Bear Innovation Competition.

The downloadable video file has a run time of 6:52. Also available as a supplemental file are the PowerPoint slides of this presentation.

Keynote Speaker: Chris Bradley

Director of the U-Imagine Center: Jeanne Komp

Judges: Rachel Kane, Founder/Owner, Sprinkle Bites, Chris Biddle '85, CEO/Founder, BCG Alpha, and Jen Cohen Crompton ’05, President and Founder, Something Creative.

Founding Directors: Rebecca Jaroff and Carol Cirka

Sponsors: Will Abele, Class of 1961, Cenero, Margaritas-2U, Body Physics Fitness, GOBI Advertising

Recommended Citation

Bompensa, Mia and Hessler, Addison, "BEAR Innovation Competition Pitch: Dollie Dreamers" (2026). BEAR Innovation Competition. 68.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/bear_innovation/68

Prize

Best Oral Presentation Winner of $500

Creative Commons License

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