Hats On Day held at Kalkaska Middle School
Photos courtesy KMS
By Collette Sabins
October 22, 2007
Often at school, kids with cancer are the only ones wearing hats to conceal hair loss from treatments such as chemotherapy. On Hats On Day, kids with cancer are not alone. The Kalkaska Middle School recently held a Hats On Day to benefit The Foundation for Children With Cancer. The Foundation for Children With Cancer focuses on the support of families with financial and practical support and tangible resources. KMS Student Council Members went around to advisory classes during the week of October 9 to share with students and staff some of the important statistics about childhood cancer and the History of Hats On Day. Treatments for cancer make it hard for kids to be kids and with about 12,400 children diagnosed with cancer each year, this dreadful disease touches everyone, but we need to acknowledge that 75% of those children will survive. They need the support of the students, staff and community. On Friday, October 19, 2007, student council members collected one dollar from each student and staff member who wanted to wear a hat in support of Children with Cancer. Over 100 students and staff proudly wore their hats and gave money to show support and passion for young cancer patients. Hats On Day was founded in 1995 by four sixth-graders in St. Louis, Missouri who wanted to show support and give help to a classmate who had been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. The KMS Student Council and staff were proud to participate in this now national fundraising effort. If you would like more information about The Foundation for Children With Cancer, you can e-mail them at info@childrenwithcancer.org or visit their website at www.childrenwithcancer.org.
