SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Assist International announces the donation by Ty of thousands of Beanie Buddies that will be distributed to children affected by the tsunami in Southeast Asia. Experts on the ground have requested that the children devastated by this disaster have a stuffed animal that they can hold onto to help provide comfort. Ty has generously donated Beanie Buddies to fill this need.