Wishing everyone a Happy Mad Hatter Day! We are thrilled that schools and groups around the country are using today, this month and the Fall season to hold drives and bring awareness to children and teens battling cancer! Thank you for all of your support. If you want to hold a Mad Hatter drive, it’s not too late. Find out more information here: http://www.hatsoffforcancer.org/mad-hatter-drive
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Happy Mad Hatter Day!
Posted in Awareness, Hat Drives, Mad Hatter Day, tagged childhood cancer, Hats Off For Cancer, mad hatter day, mad hatter drive on October 6, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Posted in Awareness, Fundraiser, Hat Drives, Mad Hatter Day, tagged childhood cancer awareness, Hats Off For Cancer, National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, pediatric cancer, september on September 1, 2013| Leave a Comment »
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month! How are you going to make a difference? Cancer is the second leading cause of death in children younger than 15 years old (after accidents). In the U.S., about 46 children and teens are diagnosed with cancer every week day.
You can help! Hold a Mad Hatter drive in your community and help bring awareness to this disease, while helping to improve the quality of life for kids and teens battling cancer. Find out more here: http://hatsoffforcancer.org/mad-hatter-drive/
Mad Hatter Drive
Posted in Fundraiser, Hat Drives, Mad Hatter Day on May 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »
It’s time for our seventh annual Mad Hatter Drive! Time to put your thinking “mad hatter hat” on and create your own very special way to do your part helping kids with cancer! Join schools, companies, churches, organizations, sports teams and folks just like you who collected hats and donations for Hats Off For Cancer’s Mad Hatter Drive to benefit pediatric cancer patients. Mad Hatter Day is 10/6 but you can hold your event anytime during the year!
Find out more information and how to register by visiting this page: http://hatsoffforcancer.org/mad-hatter-drive/
Frisco principal makes good on promise to support students with cancer
Posted in Fundraiser, Hat Drives, Mad Hatter Day, Media, tagged Cancer, cancer patient, chemotherapy, Frisco, Hats Off For Cancer, Heritage High School, Imani Miller, Mad Hatter, Mark Mimms, Texas, Volunteer on November 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
by STEVE STOLER
WFAA
Posted on November 26, 2012 at 9:43 PM
FRISCO — A Frisco principal says bald is beautiful. And now, he doesn’t have to worry about his hair in the morning.
He made good on a bet with students.
Imani Miller is a dancer. She’s a lieutenant on the Heritage High School drill team. In September, she had a relapse of leukemia. She’s undergoing chemotherapy. Imani is one of two students at Heritage who are battling cancer.
“It’s really hard to wrap your mind around the fact that someone so close to you has been suffering so much,” said Bethany Alexander, Imani’s friend.
Heritage principal Mark Mimms made a promise to his students: If they raised thousands of dollars for a cancer organization, he would shave his head.
“I chose to do this because I want to honor them,” Mimms said. “My hair will grow back.”
In one week, students exceeded the principal’s challenge. They raised $6,600 for Hats Off For Cancer.
“They were coming in, digging the change out of their purses or out of their pockets, and turning it in,” said Jacqueline Hollowell, DECA sponsor.
Students who helped raise money saw the shaving in person. The rest of the school watched it from their classrooms.
“And I think it was an eye opener to the students that there are a lot of students going through a lot worse than they are, and that we need to be appreciative,” said Tannaz Zakeri, Imani’s friend.
News 8 spent some time with Imani Miller. She didn’t feel up to appearing on camera. She’s in remission and must endure two-and-a-half years of chemo treatments. She and her mother told us all the love coming from her school is therapeutic.
“And to know that her friends and her classmates and the teachers and everyone is not only thinking about her, but rallying for her, it means a lot,” Kimberly Miller said. “It’s a huge boost for her, emotionally.”
The kids at school say it’s been a boost for them too, knowing they’re bringing comfort to two classmates, in such a tough time.
E-mail sstoler@wfaa.com
East Side Elementary collects hats for children’s cancer project
Posted in Hat Drives, Mad Hatter Day, Media on October 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Written by Jo Anne Embleton
JACKSONVILLE —
East Side teachers Emily McKnight and Mandy Johnston spearheaded the Mad Hatter Drive as part of a Hats Off for Cancer project at the PK-4 program.
Students from their 3rd and 4th grade Applied Learning Community classes collected 133 ball caps, berets and various other kinds of hats to donate to anational organization benefitting children with cancer.
The ACL students wrote PSAs about childhood cancers that also dispelled myths about the disease, they said.
Searcy said they researched the project and coordinated it from start to finish, along with taking charge of a Pink Out T-shirt sale held earlier in the month at the school to raise breast cancer awareness.
“They took it and just ran with it,” Searcy said.
Photo by Jo Anne Embleton
Photo by Jo Anne Embleton
Orangefield students participate in ”Hats off For Cancer” campaign
Posted in Hat Drives, Mad Hatter Day, Media, tagged donate, Hats, Hats Off For Cancer, orangefield junior high school, Orangefield Texas on October 19, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The Orangefield Junior High Student Council and National Junior Honor Society have teamed up with “Hats Off For Cancer” to raise awareness for pediatric cancer. For the past three Fridays, on each campus, students were invited to donate either a new hat or $1; in exchange, they could wear a cap during the day at school. So far the school district has raised $1,152.43 and collected 265 hats.
“This is a cause that is close to many of our hearts. We wanted to help out in any way possible. I am proud of these kids.” said Principal Preston Clark.
Two sixth graders, Alexis Sturrock and Madison Taylor, were especially motivated to make a difference in the lives of cancer patients. Madison donated 123 hats and Alexis donated 118 hats. Alexis collected the majority of her hats from her grandmother Debra Sturrock, owner of Jubi Prints in Vidor and Madison worked closely with her mother, Evelyn Taylor, owner of Center Stage Boutique in Orange, collecting hats. Madison and her mom participated in the campaign last year and plan to make it an annual tradition.
The hats and monies will be donated to Texas Childrens Hospital. The two junior high organizations will continue to take contributions until the end of October. Donations can be mailed to the campus at 7745 Sandbar Rd. Orangefield, Tx. 77639 or dropped off in the office.
“Hats Off For Cancer” collects and donates hats of all kinds to the courageous children who lose their hair due to cancer treatments.
As one of the leading and original hat programs, Hats Off For Cancer has donated more than 1.5 million brand new hats to hospitals, camps, and individuals worldwide since 1996.
The program was founded by Tara Lawrence at age 14 after losing her grandfather to prostate cancer. Attending fundraising events for cancer research, Tara met kids her age who were battling cancer. The children told her over and over again how much they hated to lose their hair. After hearing this from so many children, Tara knew she could do something to help. In 1996, she began writing letters to companies, sports teams, and celebrities asking for the simple donation of a hat. The charity received more than 1,000 hats in the first three months, and has grown in the past 16 years to help more than 1.5 million children and set up drives on five different continents.
Still run as 100 percent volunteer, all funds go directly to purchasing, storing, and shipping hats, as well as helping cancer patients’ families in need, and running the Mad Hatter drive events around the world.
“Hats Off For Cancer” is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Photo: OJH sixth graders, Alexis Sturrock and Madison Taylor, organize hats they collected for cancer patients.
Original story: http://therecordlive.com/2012/10/18/orangefield-students-participate-hats-cancer-campaign/
Thousands help kids battling cancer during 6th annual Mad Hatter fundraisers for Hats Off For Cancer | PRLog
Posted in Awareness, Hat Drives, Mad Hatter Day, tagged Brain tumor, Cancer, charity, Children, fundraiser, Hats Off For Cancer, Leukemia, Mad Hatter, mad hatter day, pediatric oncology, teens, Volunteer on October 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Thousands help kids battling cancer during 6th annual Mad Hatter fundraisers for Hats Off For Cancer
On one of the silliest days of the year, Mad Hatter Day, Hats Off For Cancer charity is hosting their 6th annual nationwide Mad Hatter fundraiser and hat drive for kids and teens battling cancer. This is a wonderful opportunity for groups to help.
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Collage of Hats Off For Cancer hat recipients
PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 04, 2012 – Thousands help kids battling cancer during 6th annual Mad Hatter fundraisers for Hats Off For Cancer.
LOS ANGELES – The 6th of October is one of the silliest days of the year, also known as Mad Hatter Day. It is almost exactly half a year away from April Fool’s Day and is represented by the illustrations found in the hat of the Mad Hatter in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In celebration of this silly day, Hats Off For Cancer is hosting their 6th annual nationwide Mad Hatter fundraiser and hat drive for children and teens battling cancer.
Since its founding in 1996, Hats Off For Cancer has donated more than 1,500,000 brand new hats to hospitals, camps and individuals worldwide. This event provides a wonderful opportunity for groups to raise funds, awareness, and provide hats to children and teens with cancer. In 2011, a record of over 500 groups participated in this wonderful event. With the help of schools, businesses, churches and sports teams across the country, Hats Off For Cancer hopes to bring even more smiles to the faces of children with cancer.
“Hats Off for Cancer is one of the few great charities where we can all have a direct and tangible effect on the lives of others. In the most simplistic yet profound way we can give the gift of hope in a journey that sometimes breaks us, but with the outcome, that after words, we are stronger in the broken places.”
-Eric Christian Olsen (Actor, NCIS LA; Celebrity Spokesperson and Board Member, Hats Off For Cancer)
Events are currently planned in: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Washington. It’s not too late for groups to register their events at the Hats Off For Cancer web site: http://www.hatsoffforcancer.org/mad-hatter-drive.
About Hats Off For Cancer:
Hats Off For Cancer collects and donates hats of all kinds to the courageous children who lose their hair due to cancer treatments. As one of the leading and original hat programs, Hats Off For Cancer has donated more than 1,500,000 brand new hats to hospitals, camps, and individuals worldwide since 1996. Hats Off For Cancer continues to focus on ways to improve the lives of children and teens battling cancer. Hats Off For Cancer is recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. More information can be found on the Hats Off For Cancer web site: http://www.hatsoffforcancer.org.
For Media Inquiries please contact: Tara Lawrence, 424-888-4632
director@hatsoffforcancer.org | http://www.hatsoffforcancer.org.
Watch the Hats Off For Cancer Public Service Announcement featuring NCIS LA actor Eric Christian Olsen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEIV7W5YlfU.
Ways to get involved during September’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month!
Posted in Awareness, Fundraiser, Hat Drives, Mad Hatter Day, Media, tagged Bar Mitzvah, Boy Scouts, cancer patient, childhood cancer, childhood cancer patients, Children, church, community, concert, crochet hats, donate, fundraiser, Girl Scouts, golf, hat drives, Hats Off For Cancer, Key Club, Kiwanis, Leukemia, Mad Hatter, mad hatter day, school club, sound of heart, Tea Party, Temple, tumor, Universities, Volunteer on August 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I have been receiving a lot of emails from schools, groups and companies, asking how to help spread awareness during September for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. I thought it might be good to address that here on the blog. First, check out our Get Involved section on the Hats Off For Cancer (HOC) Web site if you know how you want to help. If you’re still unsure, keep reading.
One of the easiest and more impacting ways to get involved is by hosting a Mad Hatter Drive at your school or church, in your community, with an organization or at your place of work.
There are a ton of different ideas for your drive listed in our e-packets.
- Some that have been very successful for groups in the past include designating a “Hat Day” where you collect a $1 donation from each person that wears a hat for the day.
- Another great idea for an elementary or middle school is asking everyone to bring in their craziest hat and put it on during an assembly, asking for a $1 donation for HOC, and then holding a “Hat Parade” outside so everyone can see the fun hats and handing out prizes in certain categories!
- You can host a Mad Hatter tea party and charge admission, either a new hat or a couple of dollars.
- Hat drives are also a great way to give back, asking everyone to bring in new, kid-friendly hats to give to HOC.
- Some groups have held a Battle of the Bands or a local concert after school or at church and used the admission fees to donate to HOC.
- High Schools and Colleges have challenged rival schools to a competition to see who can raise the most money or collect the most hats.
- Contact your local grocery store about partnering to ask patrons to donate $1 and they can write their name on a hat cut-out and post them up in the store display area.
- Church groups and civic organizations and groups can knit or crochet soft hats.
- Schools have used assembly time to show the HOC PSA and music video as a way to help everyone understand a little more about cancer and who is being helped through volunteering for Hats Off For Cancer.
- Companies can give workers additional casual day passes for those that have participated in a donation or hat drive, or hold a golf outing with your company as the sponsor.
- Everyone can get involved by hosting a virtual fundraiser through our online donation page where you can set up your very own page for Hats Off For Cancer and send the link out to family and friends.
- You can find more ideas based on your type of group and event by visiting the Get Involved section of our Web site: Get Involved.
Truly, the opportunities are endless. However, the most important part to remember is that you’re helping to spread awareness of this terrible disease, and you’re encouraging others to donate in a very simple, but in a way that is very meaningful and important to those benefiting from it.
Ultimately, one of the goals of Hats Off For Cancer is that everyone who participates in or coordinates an event, realizes how easy it is to give back, and uses this as a springboard to continue seeking out opportunities to give back to others in need.
Here is a fun way to promote awareness. Just share this photo on your facebook page or tweet it to your followers!
Remember, getting involved can be as easy as you want it to be, but the impact can be felt for the rest of your life.
Thank you for reading and we hope you’ll consider joining us in bringing some much needed awareness to the courageous kids and teens who are battling and have battled cancer!
HOC Hero of the Week: John “PJ” Combs
Posted in HOC Hero of the Week, Mad Hatter Day, tagged Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, ALL, Cancer, chemo, chemotherapy, Hats Off For Cancer, Hero, HOC Hero of the Week, Leukemia, pj combs on June 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
This week we would like to honor our HOC Hero of the Week, John “PJ” Combs, a 16-year-old who is currently battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia since he was 14.
PJ has been through a lot in his short life including more than 30 admits to the hospital, septic shock, pancreatitis, feeding tubs, upper and lower endoscopy, fevers, 50+ units of blood, 150+ units of platelets, an implanted port, IV antibiotics at home and the hospital, x-rays, ultrasounds, echo-cardiograms, having to learn to walk all over again, cranial radiation, chemo through IV, his spine and orally, and much more during the past two and a half years.
PJ is a fighter, though!
His mom, Elisabeth, said:
Doctors told me two and a half years ago that he might not live BUT he is still here and fighting so hard!
PJ never complains and tries to make everyone around him happy.
He is an inspiration to me and everyone he meets. He touches people to the deepest depths of their hearts with his strength and loving disposition.
I am his mother and he is MY hero and always will be.
To keep up to date on PJ’s fight, you can visit his CaringBridge page.
PJ, we are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers. You are our HOC Hero!
If you know a child or teen who is battling or has battled cancer and you want to nominate them for our next HOC Hero of the Week, tell us about your hero and include photos and any links to their pages so we can support them! Fill out the nomination form here: http://hatsoffforcancer.org/nominate-hero.
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