IAR Career Services staff member Georgia Aprile recently organized, on behalf of IAR, a hat drive in collaboration with Hats Off for Cancer and successfully achieved her goal of 250 brand new hats.

Hats Off for Cancer, a non-profit organization based in California, collects and donates hats of all kinds to amazing children who lose their hair due to cancer treatments. Over the past 10 years, the organization has donated more than 650,000 hats to hospitals, camps, and individuals around the world. Recipients have included American Red Cross, American Cancer Society, Ronald McDonald House, St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital, and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

IAR and Georgia would like to thank Ruthy’s Bakery in New York, IAR receptionist Harriet Carter and her pastor Reverend Regina V. Johnson, the Life Family Worship Center in Hempstead, NY, IAR Dean of Students Michael Ring, the Prospect Park Track Club in Brooklyn, IAR Director Muriel Adler, Temple Israel of Jamaica, NY, and everyone else who made a contribution in the battle against cancer.

If you’d like to learn more about Hats Off for Cancer or how you can help, please visit their website at hatsoffforcancer.org.