Announcements

Dear Parents,

We will be hosting: Hats on Day event on OCT. 25 – 29, 2010. Let your child become part of a unique and exciting way to help children with cancer and their families. It will cost your child one dollar ($1.00) a day to participate daily to wear a hat in school.

**__What is Hats on Day:__** **Hats on Day** is a nationwide event where students pay a nominal fee for the privilege of wearing a hat of their choice (**SCHOOL APPOPRIATE**) to school to help raise cancer awareness. Why hats? Many times, students battling pediatric cancer must wear hats to school following chemotherapy or radiation treatments that cause hair loss.

**__The History of Hats on Day:__** The Foundation for Children with Cancer (FCC)’s **HATS ON DAY** was founded in 1995 by four sixth-graders in St. Louis, Missouri when their friend and classmate was diagnosed with cancer. Their idea was to have all students wear hats on a designated day as a sign of compassion and a way to raise understanding and awareness for their friend and other children who lose their hair during treatment. Unfortunately, he passed away only days before and did not live to see the first **HATS ON DAY** event.

**__Hats on Day Today:__** **HATS ON DAY** has grown to be one of the most influential awareness and fundraising campaign among school age children. Since taking Hats on Day to a national level it has raised over $1,000,000 allowing us to assist approximately 2100 families. Funds raised from **HATS ON DAY** are dedicated to supporting the mission of the Foundation for Children with Cancer, which is financially, assist the families of children with cancer. By providing tangible and direct financial support, such as, mortgage payments, insurance premiums and utility bills, families are given a greater opportunity to focus on their child’s treatment and recovery.

**__Why participate in Hats on Day?__** By participating in **HATS ON DAY**, you are helping to make life a little bit easier for these children and their families in addition to raising awareness for childhood cancer, which is the leading cause of death (excluding accidents) for children under the age of 20; furthermore, **HATS ON DAY** encourages the students to gain more understanding for the estimated 12,400 children under the age of 20, who are diagnosed with cancer every year.
 * **All Craven Early College Staff will be participating in this fundraiser. The minimum donation for staff is five dollars. ($5.00)**

Thank you,

Craven Early College Staff