Becca Kronebusch is a member of the Publicity Committee
A few months ago, Carolina For The Kids decided to partner with Headbands of Hope to give back to the patients of UNC Children’s even more. The mission of Headbands of Hope is: For every headband purchased, one is given to a child with cancer and $1 is donated to childhood cancer research. That’s right. Not only does buying a headband help raise money to find a cure for cancer, it goes towards making children feel pretty even while going through chemotherapy.
Courtney Mascarella, Headbands of Hope campus representative, said that she was excited to partner with CFTK because of the similar mission of both organizations. She was born in UNC Hospitals and grew up around it because her mom worked there.
“When I became a Campus Representative for Headbands of Hope, CFTK was the first organization I contacted to set up a partnership with,” she said. “I wanted to be able to give back to the community I’ve lived in the past 21 years.”
Hannah Mebane, fundraising projects chair for CFTK, got in touch with Mascarella who was on her committee. They talked over logistics and a partnership began!
“I met with the campus rep, Courtney, to look at some of the products and to discuss what a partnership with Headbands [of Hope] would look like,” Mebane said. “We decided that CFTK would buy the headbands from them and then resell them so that both organizations would benefit.”
“One thing that was really important to me was that we could ensure that the headbands would go to patients at UNC Children's Hospital since that is where CFTK does all of its work, and we were able to do that,” Mebane said. “Overall it's a win-win-win; Headbands of Hope benefits, CFTK benefits, but most importantly the patients at UNC Children's benefit.”
The partnership between the two organizations ensured that all the money and headbands that would be given would go straight to UNC Children’s. In November, Headbands of Hope and CFTK donated around 25 headbands to the hospital.
“Seeing the smiles on the girls’ faces when they got the headbands made everything worth it,” Mascarella said.
Mebane also said that she had a powerful experience delivering the headbands. She said that they let the patients pick out which ones they wanted to best show off their personalities.
“It not only brightened their day, but it also put a smile on the nurses' and parents' faces who are also affected by the sickness in the hospital,” Mebane said. “It's honestly amazing what a headband can do.”
Courtney Mascarella, Headbands of Hope campus representative, said that she was excited to partner with CFTK because of the similar mission of both organizations. She was born in UNC Hospitals and grew up around it because her mom worked there.
“When I became a Campus Representative for Headbands of Hope, CFTK was the first organization I contacted to set up a partnership with,” she said. “I wanted to be able to give back to the community I’ve lived in the past 21 years.”
Hannah Mebane, fundraising projects chair for CFTK, got in touch with Mascarella who was on her committee. They talked over logistics and a partnership began!
“I met with the campus rep, Courtney, to look at some of the products and to discuss what a partnership with Headbands [of Hope] would look like,” Mebane said. “We decided that CFTK would buy the headbands from them and then resell them so that both organizations would benefit.”
“One thing that was really important to me was that we could ensure that the headbands would go to patients at UNC Children's Hospital since that is where CFTK does all of its work, and we were able to do that,” Mebane said. “Overall it's a win-win-win; Headbands of Hope benefits, CFTK benefits, but most importantly the patients at UNC Children's benefit.”
The partnership between the two organizations ensured that all the money and headbands that would be given would go straight to UNC Children’s. In November, Headbands of Hope and CFTK donated around 25 headbands to the hospital.
“Seeing the smiles on the girls’ faces when they got the headbands made everything worth it,” Mascarella said.
Mebane also said that she had a powerful experience delivering the headbands. She said that they let the patients pick out which ones they wanted to best show off their personalities.
“It not only brightened their day, but it also put a smile on the nurses' and parents' faces who are also affected by the sickness in the hospital,” Mebane said. “It's honestly amazing what a headband can do.”
