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Smiles for Centreville
We are excited to announce that Smiles for Centreville as chosen Ellie’s Hats as their local nonprofit for the Smiles for Life Campaign. Give them a call if you would like to get your teeth whitened and help raise money for two good causes.Smiles for Centreville -Drs. Hutchison, Gorman, Mooney & Grossman Here is a...
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"Kenny's Camaro"
Kenny was diagnosed with leukemia in October 2017. After his diagnosis his uncle gave him a Camaro. We learned Kenny wanted to do things to his Camaro for his “Make A Wish”. Ellie’s Hats decided to help make Kenny’s wish come true! Our friends at Casey’s Automotive were eager to help, and helped Kenny’s wish come...
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Apple Federal Credit Union
This was an exciting day for Ellie’s Hats thanks to The Apple Federal Credit Union and their Foundation. We look forward to working with them to help children battling cancer and their families.  
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iPads and Gift Cards donation
In July 2018 we donated 2 more iPads and $600 worth of gift cards to the Pediatric Specialists of Virginia Clinic. This clinic is where many of the cancer patients in Northern Virginia go to. Robert Sowell from Apple Federal Credit Union joined me on the visit.
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3rd Annual Pancake Breakfast
Our 3rd Annual Pancake Breakfast was a big success. We raised over $16,000 with the help of many Allstate Owners. Check out the video 3rd Annual Pancake Breakfast
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Working Toward Greater Precision in Childhood Cancers
This article was posted on the NIH Directors Blog on March 6, 2018 by Dr. Francis Collins Each year, more than 15,000 American children and teenagers will be diagnosed with cancer. While great progress has been made in treating many types of childhood cancer, it remains the leading cause of disease-related death among kids who make it past...
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Beers and Cheers
Recently we celebrated our 4 year Anniversary. A local newspaper covered the event and wrote a really nice article about all the things Ellie’s Hats does. Beers and Cheers article. Young Ellie Whitfield was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2013; and by the time she started kindergarten at Woodburn Elementary, she’d lost her hair...
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Casey's Automotive
Our friends at Casey’s Automotive are helping another local family with a child battling cancer. The families really appreciate these vouchers  and it is just one less thing for them to have to worry about. Ellie’s Hats and Casey’s partner and split the cost of the vouchers.    
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Cash in a bag!
This is just too cute. Our friend Cash seems to like the bag we sent along with hats. We have been told that our bags hold a lot of stuff 😂 This is the sweet note that Cash’s mom sent. It really is “more than just a hat. I’m so sorry it has taken me a...
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"More than just a hat"
You may not know Ellie’s Hats does more than send hats to children battling cancer. With the help of Casey’s Automotive we were able to give out 22 $200 checks to some of the families we have met. We know that having a child with a life threatening illness can be very costly so we...
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