Head Huggers is currently embarking on a new mission - one that has the purpose of providing more and more chemo caps to more areas around the country (and internationally too) ... encouraging regular volunteer-hat-makers to make and distribute Head Huggers chemo caps in their own localities - and to start up their own Head Huggers splinter groups.
We can post info about any splinter group on this list we're forming. While we won't be able to make a website or subsite for your group, we can link to any site you create, or we can just list contact info if you prefer.
| # | Region | Contact | Notes | Country | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSW, Coffs Harbour | Busy Hands Warm Hearts Kerry Wallis spam84@tpg.com.au |
Crafting while caring | Australia | # |
| 2 | NSW (New South Wales), Sydney, Sydney South, Wollongong and Canberra | website Anna Stewart PO Box 202, Oak Flats, NSW 2529 anna@easy-knit.com |
Learn to Knit and use your new found skill to help someone else less fortunate. | Australia | # |
| 3 | BC, Vancouver Island Area | Island Time Head Huggers Rita Balboni Box 855 Ladysmith BC, V9G-1A6 250-245-0070 islandtimeheadhuggers@hotmail.com |
With caring hearts and gifted hands we keep Canadian heads warm. | Canada | # |
| 4 | Montreal, Montreal, Laval & surrounding areas | 
Knots of LoveNatalie Hared-Vukota knots.of.love@hotmail.com |
Knots of Love...warm heads, warm hearts...! (see also HH in use: Kylie) | Canada | # |
| 5 | Nova Scotia, Halifax and surrounding area | Nanny's Needles Lorraine Herman plherman@eastlink.ca |
Knit with love by nanny's needles | Canada | # |
| 6 | Ontario | Helping Hands Kathie Hemingway and Rachel Bowen khemway@hotmail.com and rachel_l.bowen@hotmail.com |
'You will discover that you have two hands. One is for helping yourself and the other is for helping others.' -- Audrey Hepburn | Canada | # |
| 7 | Ireland, Co. Dublin and surrounding counties | Clíodhna Ní Bhroin +353-863258991 nibhroc@tcd.ie |
Knitting hats to keep heads warm | Ireland | # |
| 8 | Puerto Rico, Southern PR, later all |
Desde el Corazón Eldaliz Sanchez Hc 02 box 8191 Salinas, PR 00751 787-824-7941 evenings only eldalizs@yahoo.com (Note: please use "Hats" as an email subject) |
from the heart | Puerto Rico | # |
| 9 | Alaska | Virginia Gill DarlinGin@aol.com |
Delivering Love! | USA | # |
| 10 | Arizona, Phoenix metropolitan area, Mesa | East Valley Headhuggers Sue Braman gramma_sue_2000@yahoo.com |
From our hearts to your head. Chemo caps stitched with happy thoughts of your comfort and swift recovery. | USA | # |
| 11 | Arizona, South Mountain Village | AZ Head Huggers Sandi Grandberry grandberry@gmail.com |
"I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve." Albert Schweitzer | USA | # |
| 12 | California, LA and San Bernardino Counties |
So Cal Head Huggers Tricia Reyes 1596 Raylene Pl. Pomona, CA 91767 dodgerfan18@yahoo.com |
Please join us in our efforts to provide every So Cal cancer patient with a warm head and a warm heart! It's generous, thoughtful crafters like you who make a difference in our community. | USA | # |
| 13 | California, Mariposa region, Central California |
Yarn Farm Jeanette Newton Farside Chapel P.O. Box 690 Mariposa, CA 95338 nettenewt@sti.net |
Ewes Heading for a Hug from the Yarn Farm | USA | # |
| 14 | California, Northern CA | Benicia Knitting Circle Ellen Blaufarb, Giovanna Sensi-Isolani and Stephanie Crumrine Beniciaknitting@sbcglobal.net |
Enjoy the process of passing on the gift that combine's fiber and love to help in healing | USA | # |
| 15 | California, San Luis Obispo County / Central Coast of California | SLO Head Huggers Gina Hobbs SLO_Headhugrz@yahoo.com |
Work is love made visible. --Kahlil Gibran | USA | # |
| 16 | California, Southern CA | Karen Bribiesca eaglekaren@hotmail.com |
Southern California Head Hugger Connection | USA | # |
| 17 | California, Southern CA - Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties | Liz Stoddard 909-899-8553 lstoddard323@msn.com |
Hats for Hope | USA | # |
| 18 | California, Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley, Adelanto | Jackrabbits Helping Others... One Stitch at a Time Mary Jane Triplett c/o Victor Valley High School 16500 Mojave Drive Victorville, CA 92395 760-955-3300 x31462 harleymama@hotmail.com |
Victor Valley High School ladies helping humanity. Help us enlarge the circle. We welcome other schools to join our work and would love to see other community-minded groups contribute. If you love to sew, knit or crochet, here is a chance to enjoy yourself and do something to help your community at the same time. | USA | # |
| 19 | Colorado, Colorado Springs / Pueblo Southern Colorado | Pikes Peak Head Huggers Spring Into Action Mary-Louise Ruffatti 7617 Marmot Pt. Colorado Springs, Colorado 80922 719-597-8080 Ammiddlesis@aol.com |
Count that day lost whose low descending sun views from your hand no worthy action done! | USA | # |
| 20 | Colorado, Upper Arkansas Valley | Collegiate Peaks Headhuggers Sandee Jaastad sandeejaastad@yahoo.com |
- | USA | # |
| 21 | Florida, Panhandle - Okaloosa, Walton, Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties | Panhandle Huggers Pat Cragin 26 Maple Ave Shalimar, Florida 32579 850-651-4559 huggers@cox.net |
We can do no great things, only small things with great love. ~Mother Theresa We make "toasties" - afghans and hats to donate |
USA | # |
| 22 | Florida, Pasco County | Pasco Head Huggers Barbara Aycock P.O. Box 11462 Spring Hill, Florida 34610 727-860-5941 wyndrose@earthlink.net |
Make a gift to bring a smile to someone who needs something to smile about | USA | # |
| 23 | Florida, Pinellas and Hillsborough County | Crowns of Love Sue Antos 8149 Cottonwoode Dr. Largo, FL 33773 727-524-0139 crownsoflove@hotmail.com |
'Sowing' seeds of love in His name, to those in need. Local's please contact me, I would love to have meetings when we can work and talk. | USA | # |
| 24 | Florida, Southern | Gold Coast Huggers goldcoasthuggers@gmail.com |
Our goal: to bring comfort to others through our craft | USA | # |
| 25 | Georgia, Kingsland | Divine Secrets of the Yarn Yarn Sisterhood Denise Hunley deniseknits@gmail.com |
Raising BCA One Stamp and One Stitch At A Time | USA | # |
| 26 | Illinois, Chicago | Windy City Head Huggers Fran Benson Lewis University 1 University Parkway, Unit 269 Romeoville, IL 60446 |
Particularly interested in making chemo caps for kids. Note the new contact person for this group. | USA | # |
| 27 | Illinois, North and Northwest Suburbs of Chicago |
Chicagoland Head Huggers Pam Haschke wehugheads@mac.com |
Cancer is a journey of courage. Let us embrace you along the way. (formerly called Northwest Illinois Head Huggers) | USA | # |
| 28 | Illinois, Southern Illinois / St. Louis Metro-East Area | Southern Illinois Head Huggers Carol Schreiber 618-459-2333 cjschrei2000@yahoo.com |
"The Love In Your Heart Wasn't Put There To Stay. Love Isn't Love 'til You Give It Away." (Richard Rogers 1902-1979) We need your love, time, and assistance to provide caps for those in need. | USA | # |
| 29 | Indiana, Columbus | Phi Theta Kappa / Ivy Tech Community College Leann Brackney or Rebecca Allen Ivy Tech Community College c/o Rebecca Allen 4475 Central Avenue Columbus, IN 47203 ptkcolumbus@gmail.com or rallen@ivytech.edu |
Margaret Mead - Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. | USA | # |
| 30 | Indiana, Northeast Indiana |
Stitches of Hope Marissa Whitesell 260-273-1968 stitchesofhope@gmail.com |
"Once you choose hope, anything's possible." -- Christopher Reeve | USA | # |
| 31 | Iowa, Eastern | Iowa Head Huggers Meghan Gillespie iowaheadhuggers@gmail.com |
"You will find, as you look back on your life, that the moments that stand out are the moments when you have done things for others." - Henry Drummond | USA | # |
| 32 | Kentucky, Belton (42324) | Church Hat Helpers Doris Hunt danddhunt@isp.com |
Love thy neighbor as thyself | USA | # |
| 33 | Maine | Maine Head Huggers Marty Livingstone PO Box 153 East Machias, ME 04630 headhuggersmaine@yahoo.com |
Serving all of Maine with chemo caps | USA | # |
| 34 | Maryland | Head Huggers (main) Sue Thompson see website contact page |
Main Head Huggers founder and contact as well as a distributor in Maryland | USA | # |
| 35 | Maryland, Montgomery County | Montgomery County, MD Headhuggers Sandi Spickler Sspcklr@aol.com |
Hope to get caps into every treatment center in the county | USA | # |
| 36 | Maryland, Pasadena | Chesapeake Head Huggers Sharon McBride 410-360-8539 Mcbride2254@aol.com |
Mostly interested in caps for kids | USA | # |
| 37 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts Head Huggers Jo-Ann McDonagh JPM166@aol.com |
Serving Massachusetts with chemo hats | USA | # |
| 38 | Michigan, all |
Hats R Us Nancy Tourville 2519 Samoset Royal Oak, MI 48073 248-549-6206 Cookeblue@aol.com |
sharing our talents with those in need | USA | # |
| 39 | Michigan, Lambertville | The Vintage Head Huggers Rebecca C. Backus rbackus@mooremetalfinishing.com |
An interest in knitting brought us together, but love and caring for others keep us together. | USA | # |
| 40 | Michigan, Ovid | Cheryl Goodrich goodfarm3@verizon.net |
Caps for those cold Michigan heads | USA | # |
| 41 | Michigan, Owosso |
Sally's Cool Caps Sheryl Bradac 931-484-8763 flowerbysheryl@hotmail.com |
Comfort caps look like spiked hair! | USA | # |
| 42 | Minnesota, Minneapolis | Minnesota Head Huggers Rachel Eggen 952-322-3093 minnesotaheadhuggers@yahoo.com |
Making Hats from the Heart!! | USA | # |
| 43 | Missouri, Greater Kansas City Area | St. Michael's Prayer Guild Trish Doran 4000 S. Lee's Summit Road Independence, Missouri 64055 lrdoran@comcast.net |
Loving hands make hats with prayers for quick recovery. | USA | # |
| 44 | Missouri, St. Louis & the Mid West | Dianne's Head Huggers of the Mid West Dianne Evans-Waugh HeadHuggers@yahoo.com |
Just one cap can give a warm and fuzzy feeling inside and out. | USA | # |
| 45 | Montana | Montana Head Huggers Erica Gudmundsen MTHeadHuggers@bresnan.net |
- | USA | # |
| 46 | Nevada, Reno and surrounding towns in northern NV | Reno Brain Beanies Betty Cummings 775-747-3976 renoheadhuggersbrainbeanies@yahoo.com |
A simple hug can make you smile on a bad hair day | USA | # |
| 47 | New Hampshire | Head Hugs NH Gahvi headhugsnh@yahoo.com |
Use your special brand of "craftiness" to help those in need in New Hampshire! Thanks so much for your compassion! | USA | # |
| 48 | New Jersey | Naida Milenkovic naidascrochet@yahoo.com |
Making chemo caps for those in need | USA | # |
| 49 | New Mexico, Alamogordo | website Susan Bowlby (Peach Blossom Knits) flowoxsgarden@hotmail.com |
creating smiles one item at a time. See our Charity Knitting Challenge/Contest | USA | # |
| 50 | New York, Bronx |
Angel Stitches Diane Roche d.crochet@yahoo.com |
- | USA | # |
| 51 | New York, Elmira and the Fingerlakes region | The MadHatters Roe Cantando Mad4caps@yahoo.com or Croeyanne@aol.com |
Caps of love from Caring Hearts. Our madness for knitting and crocheting is now being used to help others. It is a labor of love and sharing by giving support and hope through the gift of our hats...please join us! | USA | # |
| 52 | New York, Monter Cancer Center, Lake Success, Long Island |
Gail's Group Gail Heilman gailheilman@gmail.com |
Hand-made with love | USA | # |
| 53 | New York, South Shore Long Island | L.I. Teen Head Huggers P.O. Box 591 Woodmere, N.Y. 11598 LITHH@aol.com |
teenage sisters making a difference | USA | # |
| 54 | New York, Up state NY | Up State NY Crafters Unite Stacey White upstatenycraftersunite@yahoo.com |
- | USA | # |
| 55 | New York, Yonkers | CHKnitters Donna Bronstein CHKnitters@aol.com |
Local Group In Westchester County, New York, Knitting And Crocheting Hats Blankets And Other Items All For Charity | USA | # |
| 56 | New York and Pennsylvania, Northwestern PA: Mercer and Crawford Counties, NY: Central, Finger Lakes Area | Purls of Wisdom Pamela Achenbach paheadhuggers@hotmail.com |
'The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.' -Mark Twain | USA | # |
| 57 | North Carolina | Franklinton NC Head Huggers Anna Ludviksen 919-494-5938 OMA916@peoplepc.com |
- | USA | # |
| 58 | North Carolina, Lake Norman-Mooresville | Lake Norman Head Huggers Maria Campagna info@cablesyarn.com |
"If you contribute to other people's happiness, you will find the true goal, the true meaning of life."--H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama | USA | # |
| 59 | North Carolina, Western NC, Asheville & surrounding areas | Helenka's Head Huggers Barbara Cardenas 47 Star Hawk Terrace Leicester, NC 28748 828-333-0033 chickybc@yahoo.com |
Using our gifts from God to bring support and comfort to others. | USA | # |
| 60 | Ohio, Akron and Northeastern Ohio | Headhuggers of the Greater Akron Area Caren Keith bckeith11@neo.rr.com |
If you love to knit and/or crochet for charity, contact Caren Keith for patterns and yarn to help us make hats and accessories to keep heads and bodies warm in the Greater Akron area. | USA | # |
| 61 | Ohio, Central Ohio (Columbus and surrounding suburbs) |
Warm Fuzzies of Love Amy Butterfield warmfuzziesoflove@yahoo.com |
Warm Fuzzies of Love provides handcrafted items to those in need. We accept hats - knit, crochet or sewn - for local oncology offices and cancer treatment centers in the Central Ohio area. We also provide hats to persons by specific request. | USA | # |
| 62 | Ohio, Cincinnati | Tosha Whissel c/o Fiber Naturell 9424 Shelly Ln Cincinnati, OH 45242 knitsbylilwhis@gmail.com |
Hats can be sent or dropped off at Fiber Naturell, local yarn store. Currently they are being distributed to The Charles M Barrett Cancer Center in Cincinnati, OH. I hope to distribute them elsewhere in OH where they are needed as more hats are donated. | USA | # |
| 63 | Ohio, Cleveland |
Diana Sidley dianasidley@gmail.com |
"You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give. Charity is love in action." - Sri Swami Sivananda | USA | # |
| 64 | Ohio, Columbus |
Crazy Cappers Shelley Davis-Parrish (check website for contact information) |
Crochet, knit, and fabric caps for local oncologist offices | USA | # |
| 65 | Ohio, Warren Area | Hats of Hope Head Huggers Melissa Chaney melissachaney@aol.com |
We make Hats for there is Hope! | USA | # |
| 66 | Oregon, University of Oregon, Eugene | The University Student Fibers Guild Emily May (volunteer coordinator) or Sara Morris (co-president) EMU Suite 4 1228 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 ewe_spinster@yahoo.com or smorris1@uoregon.edu |
Our goal is to promote the continuation of knowledge about fibers and related techniques, in a relaxed and positive environment. Also, to promote learning in the community and to help those who are less fortunate than ourselves | USA | # |
| 67 | Pennsylvania, Eastern PA | Head Huggers of Eastern PA Elizabeth Edmunds 514 Carsonia Avenue Reading PA 19606-1521 caringneedles@comcast.net |
Caring hands showing love with every stitch. | USA | # |
| 68 | Pennsylvania, Hershey | Hershey Headhuggers Aimee and Callie Sonderman lily_lvr@yahoo.com |
A good exercise for the heart is to bend down and help another up. | USA | # |
| 69 | Pennsylvania, State College |
Happy Valley Hats Kristi Jones happyvalleyhats@dkjones.org |
Providing handmade hats in Central Pennsylvania | USA | # |
| 70 | Pennsylvania, Western Penn. | Head Huggers of Western Pennsylvania Dana Hackley 826 Gallion Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15226 412-343-0702 dhackley@gmail.com |
Helping people survive in style | USA | # |
| 71 | Pennsylvania and New York, Northwestern PA: Mercer and Crawford Counties, NY: Central, Finger Lakes Area | Purls of Wisdom Pamela Achenbach paheadhuggers@hotmail.com |
'The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.' -Mark Twain | USA | # |
| 72 | Rhode Island | Head Huggers of Rhode Island Kari Gordon rwupolsc@hotmail.com |
Keeping heads in Rhode Island covered, one cap at a time! | USA | # |
| 73 | South Carolina | Rose's Headhuggers of Easley, SC Rose McCollum roseygirl1230@yahoo.com |
My caps are made with lots of love (13-yr old founder with a great heart) | USA | # |
| 74 | South Carolina, Anderson, SC and other SC | Head Huggers in the South Lynn Edwards 718 Shamrock Lane, Anderson SC 29621 864-231-7466 lynnedw4@hotmail.com |
Love and love will love you back | USA | # |
| 75 | Tennessee | Tennessee Head Huggers Michelle and Bethany Perry Piney Grove UMC Attention Michelle 6833 Pine Grove Road Knoxville, TN 37914 865-329-9956 |
We make hats for chemo patients. Each stitch is made with love, and prayers for a quick recovery. | USA | # |
| 76 | Tennessee, Crossville | Sally's Cool Caps Sheryl Gregory-Bradac 931-484-8763 flowerbysheryl@hotmail.com |
Comforting special friends with softness. | USA | # |
| 77 | Tennessee, Lebanon | ClubHats Linda Phillips sissyforever@aol.com |
Delivering chemo hats to local hospitals | USA | # |
| 78 | Texas, Central | Central Texas Headhuggers Mary Tessmer marytessmer@austin.rr.com |
In loving memory of Kelley and Cherie -- gone but not forgotten. | USA | # |
| 79 | Texas, Collin County and Grayson County | Because of Aunt Alice Naomi Adams bigsis284@sbcglobal.net |
- | USA | # |
| 80 | Texas, Houston | Hailey's Head Huggers Hailey and Kathy Pratt |
A very effective 7-year old founder with a great heart | USA | # |
| 81 | Texas, Wimberley and surrounding areas | Hill Country Head Huggers Gabi Glass 512-847-8973 Gabriela.glass@gmail.com |
- | USA | # |
| 82 | Utah, Salt Lake City | Katie Koford kittyk_meow_101@hotmail.com |
working with Head Huggers and 4-Hers to deliver many chemo caps | USA | # |
| 83 | Utah, Weber County and surrounding areas | Weber Head Huggers Melanie Old mares_mommy@yahoo.com |
Weber Head Huggers donates hats for those who have undergone medical procedures, and also to underprivileged children in Weber County and surrounding areas. | USA | # |
| 84 | Virginia, Fredericksburg / Stafford County | Head Huggers of Del Webb at Celebrate, Virginia Rita Pleasants 540-659-9975 RFPSZOO@MSN.com |
- | USA | # |
| 85 | Virginia, Gordonsville | Piedmont Head Huggers Virginia Nelson 540-832-5176 vturnaround@aol.com |
Because we care | USA | # |
| 86 | Washington, Snohomish County | AC3 Seeds of Grace Head Huggers of Snohomish County Dee Turner seedsofgrace@ac3.org |
Bringing Church and Community Together | USA | # |
| 87 | Wisconsin, Green Bay | 10 Fold Dawn Bergner 1211 10th Ave., Green Bay, WI 54304 920-437-2770 10fold@SBCGLOBAL.NET |
Ten Fold - Made with love from our hearts to yours | USA | # |
Please contact us to have your volunteer group listed here.
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