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Hats of Hope Inc. began as a single hat for my grandmother, turned into my Girl Scout Gold Award project, became a non-profit organization, and continues to provide hope and encouragement, not only for cancer patients, but anyone who might benefit from a special hat.
After watching my grandmother lose her hair during chemotherapy and commenting that her head was always cold, I knitted her a hat. I realized that if my grandmother needed a hat, there must be other people who could benefit from one as well. This project started in December 2008 and as of December 2011, that single hat has turned into over 10,000 hats (we have officially stopped counting) plus hundreds perhaps thousands that have been made and donated directly by wonderful volunteers throughout the country!
"Hats of Hope" is now in hospitals and cancer centers throughout Central Indiana and has expanded into other states including: Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Washington, Wisconsin, and hopefully others that we are not aware of at this point.
With support from the Brownsburg West Middle School Art Students' Service Learning Grants and various other grants and donations, I have been able to make community service kits for the public's use. If you are in the Indianapolis, IN area and you are interested in borrowing a kit for your group or organization, click on the "Community Service Kit Information" page link on the left. If you are outside the local area, there is information on the "How You Can Help" page that will assist you in getting started making hats.
My family has been very supportive of the project from the very beginning. They have helped make hats, conduct workshops, and sort and deliver the hats to hospitals and cancer centers throughout the country. In 2010, we incorporated Hats of Hope and my sister Krystal officially joined me as an officer of the non-profit.
Thank you for taking an interest in Hats of Hope. - Kaylee
Hats of Hope, Inc.
PO Box 885
Brownsburg, IN 46112
CLICK HERE to learn what you can do to help.
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