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Hats off to the many BWHers who knitted and crocheted more than 4,600 caps, scarves, mittens, gloves, sweaters, vests and booties for a good cause. The handmade winter gear will keep thousands of kids in Boston warm this winter when it is delivered to five local elementary schools, 15 health centers, two preschools, an early education program, a homeless program and BWH’s NICU and nurseries.
BWH’s Joan Casby, senior physical therapist of Rehabilitation Services, and DFCI’s Candace Lowe, ScD, administrative director, Women’s Cancers Program, coordinated the more than 175 BWH and DFCI employees and friends who knitted and crocheted the winter gear for the Caps for Kids program. Last year, BWH and DFCI donated to the Tobin School in Mission Hill, Winthrop Elementary School, several health centers, two preschoolsa, 3 homeless programs and BWH’s NICU and nurseries; this year, the tremendous response from volunteers allows them to donate to four additional Boston schools and an early education program.
Caps for Kids is a national, non-profit, volunteer organization which has donated thousands of hats since its establishment in 1984. BWH—which became involved with the program in 1989 and joined efforts with DFCI in 1999—has improved the lives of thousands of children through annual donations totaling more than 17,500 hats.