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YSCFace2Face/HopeScarvesScarfandStoryDriveTool-Kit
InOctober2016,TheYoungSurvivalCoalitionFace2FaceNetworkwillpartnerwithHopeScarvesto
hostScarfandStoryDrivesacrossthecountrytoencourageyoungwomenfacingbreastcancer.
Background:ThemissionofHopeScarvesistosharescarves,stories&hopewithwomenfacingcancer.Wecollectscarvesandstoriesfromwomenwhohavefacedcancer,cleanthescarvesandthensendthemontoothersintreatmentwiththestory,scarftyinginstructionsandinformationaboutHopeScarves.Sinceourfoundingin2012wehavesharedover5,000scarves&storieswithwomenineverystate&12countries.Theyoungestrecipientis5andtheoldest,92.Weservewomenfacingalltypesofcancer.HopeScarveswaslaunchedattheYSCConferencein2012andhasbeencollectingscarvesandstoriesaspartoftheYSCSummiteversince.Ourfounder,LaraMacGregor,wastheclosingkeynotespeakeratthisyears’YSCSummitinAtlanta.Thisledtotheideaofdoingaserviceprojecttogetheronanationallevel!LearnmoreaboutHopeScarvesathopescarves.org,whereyoucanreadLara’sblog,MyHopefulLife,aboutherjourneylivinglifeoverMetastaticBreastCancer.WhyStoryandScarfDrives:Inordertomeetever-increasinginterestinourprogram,weneedtocollectscarvesandstoriestokeepourcollectiongrowing.Ideally,aSurvivorwilldonatethescarvessheworeduringtreatmentalongwithherstory,butsometimessurvivorsdonothavescarves,orsurvivorshavescarvesbutdonotwishtosharetheirstory.Allversionsofthisarefine!Wealsocollectcommunity-donatedscarves(seemorebelowaboutourcommunity-basedscarfdrives).Overall,ourScarf&StorydrivesareanimportantpartofourabilitytofulfillourmissionandweareexcitedtopartnerwithYSCsupportgroups!HowtoBegin:Yourlocalgroupcanbepartofanationaleffortthatwehopewillincludeover150Face2Face(orsimilar)groupsinthemonthofOctober.Hereisastep-by-stepguideforyourgroup.PleasereviewthisdocumentandreachouttoHopeScarveswithquestions.Atthebottom,moreinformationisincludedabouthostingacommunityscarfdrive(atyourchurch,school,neighborhood).Wewelcomeallefforts!•LeadinguptoyourEvent:
• Picklocationanddate(basedongroupmeetingschedule).• Pleaseemailkatie@hopescarves.orgonceyouhavethedatetorequestyoursupport
materials.
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• Promotethedrivewithyourgroupmembersbysharingourwebsiteorliteraturewithyourgroupsotheyknowwhatwedo.
• Youmaychoosetoemailthestoryformtoyourmembersbeforethemeetingiftheywouldlikemoretimetowritetheirstories.
• Sharepreferredscarfsizeswithyourgroup:o 30”orlargersquareo Oblong,wideenoughtocoverhead(approx.17”wide)o Pre-sewn(slipon/capstyles;nothats)o Pleasenote:nowinterscarves;HopeScarvesareforcoveringtheheado Survivorscandonateanyscarvestheywish–theydonothavetohavebeen
wornduringtheirowntreatments.• Remindmembersthattheycandonatetheirstory,eveniftheydonothavescarvesto
share.Donatedstoriesarepairedwithcommunity-donatedscarves.•Documentswesendtosupportthedrive:
• Storyforms• Scarfdonorinformationstickers(toattachtoscarves)• HopeScarvesLogoandScarf&Storydrivelogo(pdf)• Customizableemail• Customizableflyer• HopeScarvesbrochures• IfyouneedadditionalsuppliesatanypointcontactKatie@hopescarves.org
Checklistofthingstobringtothedrive:
• Basket,boxorsomethingtocollectscarvesin• Scarfdonorinfotags–tomakesureeachscarfispairedwithpersonwhodonatedit• Storyforms• HopeScarvesbrochures• Safetypins(topinscarfdonorinfotagtoscarf)• Pens• Zip-lockbagsorrubberband(tobundlemultiplescarvesfromsameperson)
•HandlingDonations:
• DonationsofScarvesandStory:Pinthecompletedstoryformtothescarf,oriftherearemultiplescarvesplacetogetherinazip-lockbagwiththestoryform.
• Donatedscarfwithoutastory–AskDonortofillouttheshortdonationtagwithcontactinformation(notrequired,buthelpfultoknowwhodonatedscarf)
• DonatedStory,butnoscarf:Pleaseaskthedonortocompleteastoryform.Thisstory
willbepairedwithacommunity-donatedscarfandtogethertheybeginajourneyasaHopeScarf.
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• Monetarydonations:
o CheckscanbemadeouttoHopeScarveso Donorscangiveonlineatwww.hopescarves.orgo Youcanacceptcasho Ifwehavethedonor’scontactinformationwewillsendathankyouletter.
AftertheDrive!Sendthescarves&storiesyouhavecollectedtoHopeScarves.Besuretoincludeyourcontactinformation&detailsofwherethescarfdrivewasheldandacontactpersonweshouldthank(inadditiontoyou)ifapplicable.Sendscarvesandstoriesto:141N.SherrinAve,Suite227,Louisville,KY40207.Ifyouneedassistancewithmailingorhaveanyquestionsatall,[email protected]:
• Scarf&StorydrivesarealsoawarenesscampaignsandhelpusspreadthewordaboutHopeScarves.Ifsomeoneasksyouaboutsendingascarftosomeoneelseherearesomequicktips.
o ThebestwaytorequestaHopeScarfisonourwebsite:www.hopescarves.orgo Youcanrequestascarfforyourself(ifyouarefacingcancer)orforsomeone
else.o Whenyourequestascarfbesenttoalovedoneyouhavethechancetowritea
personalnoteandweencouragetherequestortomakeadonationinhonorofthescarfrecipient.
o HopeScarvesisa501(c)3nonprofitorganization.o HopeScarvessupportspeoplefacingalltypesofcancer.Althoughweprimarily
supportwomen,wehavehadrequestsforsomechildren,whichwegladlyfulfill.Ifaman/boywantsastoryandscarfwewouldbegladtosendonetohim.
IfyouhaveanyquestionsorneedadditionalresourcespleasecontactKatieat
[email protected]!CommunityScarfDriveIfyouareinterestedinorganizingascarfdrivebeyondyourFace2Facegrouppleasedo!Scarfdrivesareagreatserviceprojectforschools,churches,bookgroupsandmore.AcommunityscarfdriveworksthesamewayasyourF2Feffortexceptmanyscarvesdon’tcomewithstories.Thesescarvesareimportantthoughbecausewepairthemwithasurvivorstorythatdoesn’thaveascarf!PleasefollowthestepsaboveandcontactKatieifyouneedassistancehostingacommunityscarfdrive.