We love to hear about young people, like Troy, who are thinking about others. From Troy’s mom “Troy has chosen the past few years to forego birthday gifts and ask for donations for charity. This year, he chose Ellie’s Hats for his charity.  He feels very strongly about organizations that raise money or provide support...

Turning 50 is not such a bad thing after all. Jamie Scoggin’s, a friend of ours, was turning 50 and her family wanted to have a party for her. She said that she would only agree if guests were not allowed to bring gifts for her. Instead they could bring a hat or make a...

This is Bella. She is a 7 year old girl who just marked 2 years since she officially went into remission from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia! To celebrate this year, we wanted to do something a little different and do a hat and scarf fundraiser and donate to Ellie’s Hats which helps raise awareness for childhood cancer by...

Alina decided to ask her friends to donate money towards Ellie’s Hats instead of gifts. This wasn’t the first time that she had asked her friends to donate to a charity instead of gifts. She raised enough money to be able to go to the mall and pick out some hats that kids will love...