More than just a hat

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Christmas 2020
More Christmas fun today. I surprised our friend Boris with the PS 5 he wanted for Christmas. I also got to see the shoes I had sent to him and his brother for Christmas. It was so much fun seeing how happy they were, as you can see from their big smiles.
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$125,000
Earlier this week we delivered ten $1,200 checks and ten $100 Paisano’s gift cards to the PSV Clinic. They will be given to ten local families who have a child with cancer and can use some financial help. As 2020 comes to an end we will have donated $125,000 worth of checks to local families,...
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Impact Stories
"More Than just a hat"
A while back Keren and Keily’s mother asked me if I knew of someone who could install a bathroom on their main level. Keren was about to have rotationplasty surgery on her leg and it would be difficult for her to go up and downstairs. I put a post up on this page and within...
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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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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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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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"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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2016 Impact
Ellie’s Hats does more than send hats to children battling cancer. In 2016 we started two new programs at Inova Children’s Hospital. The “Hero Bag” program and monthly dinners for the patients and families in the hospital. With your support we plan to continue to look for ways to help support families who have a...
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More than just a hat
More than just a hat
When Ellie’s Hats first started we added the tag line “more than just a hat” with the thought that the hat was more than just a hat to the child that received it. The hat was something special for them to wear and it also showed the family that people cared. Now that Ellie’s Hats...
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