Midwest Head Huggers

Serving Southeast Michigan, Toledo and Northwest Ohio.

(formerly Vintage Head Huggers)

Do you knit?  Crochet?  Sew?

 

Would you like to use this skill to help someone who has lost their hair

due to chemotherapy, brain surgery or burn wounds?  We are embarking on

a project to do just that, and would like to invite you to join us!

Our mission:  To provide needed hats for warmth, comfort and dignity.

These caps are currently being distributed to:

Flower Hospital The Toledo Clinic
The Victory Center Toledo Children's Hospital
St. Luke's Hospital Wood County Hospital
That Special Woman Hickman Cancer Center at
American Cancer Society The Bixby Medical Center

If you'd like to help, or if you know of an organization that could use our caps,

please contact us! 

email:  info@midwestheadhuggers.org

Local Groups

Bedford Township, MI Perrysburg, OH Milan, MI
Rebecca (419) 704-2616 Pat (419) 874-6431 LuAnn (734)344-9732

National:

www.headhuggers.org

email:  thompson@friend.ly.net

Sue Thompson (410)643-5767

Join us for a meeting!

Bedford Township, MI Perrysburg, OH Milan, MI
Vintage Coffee Bistro American Cancer Society Light House Coffee
3500 Sterns Rd,, Lambertville 740 Commerce Dr., Perrysburg 9 West Main St, Milan
1st Wednesday of each month 2nd Wednesday of each month 3rd Thursday of each month
5:30pm dinner, 6:30 meeting 6:30pm meeting 5:30pm dinner, 6:30pm meeting

Need a pattern?  Try these...

http://www.headhuggers.org/patterns/patterns.htm

http://www.chemocaps.com/page3.htm

Guidelines

Hats must be: Ideas:  
1.  Hand Made 1.  Softer yarns are more comfortable. 3.  Label hats that contain wool.
2.  New 2.  Provide thinner, seamless, non-lumpy 4.  Hats made with thinner yarn are
3.  Washable      caps for sleeping and increased comfort.      better for warm weather.

All caps must be include a submission form! 

It is important for us to identify the content of the yarn used to make the cap. 

This not only helps to avoid reactions to allergies and sensitive skin,

it also provides the recipient with washing instructions.

Please print this form and include it with your donated cap.

Cap Submission Form

Drop Off Locations

Vintage Coffee Bistro Yarn Haven Light House Coffee
3500 West Sterns Rd. - Kroger Plaza 146 East Second St. 9 West Main St.
Lambertville, MI  48144 Perrysburg, OH  43551 Milan, MI  48160