VolunteerismIn the section "wHAT it Means to be a Hat Lady," the following line appeared: "When Ladies look good, they feel good. When Ladies feel good, they DO good. Our spirit of volunteerism is as strong as...and compatible with...our love of hats. We're fashion with compassion because there's "hats" in "hearts."
Furthermore, our giving back to our community is wHAT sets us apart from other Hat societies. Creative Home magazine described us as "...a volunteer brigade of stylish Ladies who are making a difference." Others have called us: "fashionable ambassadors" and "elegantly civic-minded."
While most of our volunteerism is "hands on," we also support causes that call for donation of goods. In each case, one of our own Hat Ladies is involved in that organization:
Florence Crittenton Home for Unwed Mothers
Teachers' Supply Closet
Debi's Kids/Salvation Army Toy Drive
Charleston
Symphony Designer Show House
Fashion
Show for Cookie Lee Jewelry
Florence
Crittenton Sorting Project
Garrett
Academy
(Updated 1/14)
Habitat
(Habi-hat) for Humanity
Hat
Decorating Project at Medical University of South Carolina
(Updated 2/1)
Heart
Association Ball
(Updated 2/1)
Historic
Charleston Foundation
Old
Village Tour of Homes (for Red Cross)
Pattison
Academy Hat Decorating
Robert
Taylor Festival Choir
(Added 12/24)
Sanders-Clyde
School for the Arts
Teachers
Supply Closet Fundraiser
Toys
for Debi's Kids
(Updated 12/24)
Trident
Literary Fundraiser
(Updated 12/24)