Volunteerism

In 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          

Assisted Living Visits          

  Autism Walk             

  Charleston Symphony Designer Show House      

  Creative Spark Fundraiser                                     

Day of Caring                                                   

Fashion Show for Cookie Lee Jewelry            

Florence Crittenton Sorting Project      

Garrett Academy                      (Updated 1/14) 

Habitat (Habi-hat) for Humanity 

 Hat Day in the Sun                         

Hat Decorating Project at Medical University of South Carolina                     (Updated 2/1)   

Heart Association Ball                    (Updated 2/1)  

Historic Charleston Foundation    

King Street Walk               

Muscular Dystrophy Telethon                        

Old Village Tour of Homes (for Red Cross)   

Pattison Academy Hat Decorating              

Preservation Society                                     

Race for The Cure 

 Robert Taylor Festival Choir                                                (Added 12/24) 

 Sanders-Clyde School for the Arts   

Sweetgrass Festival                                

  Teachers Supply Closet Fundraiser       

  Toys for Debi's Kids                                      (Updated 12/24) 

  Trident Literary Fundraiser                      (Updated 12/24)        

  Women and Girls Summit                    

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