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Caps for Kids is an international non-profit organization dedicated to giving caps and scarves signed by athletes and celebrities to children who are cancer patients.
New Era Cap, HatWorld/Lids, and Caps for Kids have joined forces on an annual event called "Wear Your Cap To School Day," which raises funds to benefit children affected by cancer.
Our goal is to raise awareness around pediatric cancer in local communities, while raising funds for Caps for Kids, so it can continue to provide these special young people with autographed caps instilling pride and confidence during their treatment.
This year’s designated date is Thursday, October 23, 2008.
WHAT IS WEAR YOUR CAP TO SCHOOL DAY?
A designated date when students donate $1 to Caps for Kids for the privilege to wear their favorite ball cap to school on that day.
WHEN IS THE WEAR YOUR CAP TO SCHOOL DAY?
This year's date is Thursday, October 23, 2008.
WHAT DO SCHOOLS HAVE TO DO?
Schools interested in participating are encouraged to designate student leadership to be their school’s "Caps for Kids Ambassadors" - students who will be in charge of encouraging their classmates to participate in the school-wide event, as well as collecting all donated funds.
SOME STATS
Since its inception in 2004, Wear Your Cap to School Day has raised $250,000! Last year, we had nearly 250 schools participate.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Designate Thursday, October 23, 2008 as Wear Your Cap to School Day. To register or to receive more information, please complete the request form below. Learn more by visiting www.capsforkids.org.
ABOUT CAPS FOR KIDS
Caps for Kids is an international 501(c)3 non profit organization with programs in 96 hospitals throughout the United States including 5 programs in Canada. The organization is dedicated to providing headwear signed by athletes, entertainers and other notable celebrities to children with cancer.
ABOUT HAT WORLD/LIDS
With more than 850 stores nationwide, Hat World/Lids is the specialty retail leader of officially licensed and branded athletic fashion headwear and serves as Caps for Kids' oldest corporate sponsor. Hat World/Lids stores offer a vast assortment of college and professional sports teams, as well as other specialty fashion categories all in the latest styles and colors.
ABOUT NEW ERA
New Era is a community minded global sports headwear designer, developer and manufacturer. The exclusive producer and marketer of the Major League Baseball official uniform cap, New Era, founded in Buffalo, New York in 1920, has been a contributor to the Caps for Kids program for a number of years, providing signed and unsigned caps to young people diagnosed with cancer. Visit www.neweracap.com for more information.
ABOUT AGAINST ALL ODDS
Founded in 1995, Against All Odds represents the contemporary trends of urban fashion, and with over 65 stores from New York to California, they have quickly become a forerunner in the specialty market by offering the most diverse assortment anywhere.
CONTACT
Caps for Kids: Melyne Barrett, Executive Director, MBarrett@chnola.org, 504-891-4277
HAT WORLD/LIDS: Jon Glesing, Marketing & Public Relations, Jon.Glesing@hatworld.com or 317-333-5112
Against All Odds: Randy Medina, Marketing, randy@aoo-usa.com or 201-641-3700
New Era Cap: Dana Marciniak, Corporate Communications, dana.marciniak@neweracap.com or 716-604-9259
REQUEST AN INFORMATION PACKET
If you are an authorized school representative, are at least 18 years old, or are interested in your school participating in Wear Your Cap to School Day please fill in the fields below and click Submit. |