Favorite headband(s): Obviously, all of them! Knotted and Twist Turbans are my top ones!
Favorite quote: “But my fear of failure never approached in magnitude my fear of what if. What if I never tried at all?” ~ Will Ferrell
Quirky fact: I once made it on CNN when I completed the Krispy Kreme Challenge (when you eat a dozen donuts and run 5 miles!).
Why Headbands of Hope?
When I first started Headbands of Hope out of my dorm room in college, I had no idea if it was going to work or not. Then one day I received an email from a mom whose daughter was in remission and was supposed to start kindergarten in a week. She said her hair hadn’t grown back yet so she didn’t want to go to kindergarten because she thought all the kids would call her a boy. Then she got her headband from us in the hospital and immediately laid out her kindergarten outfit and all her school supplies.
It was that moment that I realized this was going to work … and it did :)
Favorite headband(s): ALL the scrunchie sets and Velvet Infinity Turbans!
Favorite quote: “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Quirky fact: I get huge satisfaction from physically crossing things off my “to do” list each week with a sharpie. It helps me stay organized. :)
Why Headbands of Hope?
During my first-ever major retail event that I worked for HOH, we were slammed packed at an expo booth in Richmond, VA. I was going cross-eyed from all the transactions and headbands we were gift wrapping when a man approached me with such grace and dignity. In the mix of the frenzy, he stopped to show me a picture of his daughter, Emma. Emma was currently at Richmond Children’s Hospital receiving chemotherapy. With tears in his eyes (and as mine began to water), he thanked us for bringing a moment of joy to his daughter’s day during such a difficult time. At that moment, I knew what I was doing was changing the world.