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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,pleaseemailkatie@hopescarves.org.Rippleeffect:

• 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

katie@hopescarves.orgor502.333.9715Thankyou!CommunityScarfDriveIfyouareinterestedinorganizingascarfdrivebeyondyourFace2Facegrouppleasedo!Scarfdrivesareagreatserviceprojectforschools,churches,bookgroupsandmore.AcommunityscarfdriveworksthesamewayasyourF2Feffortexceptmanyscarvesdon’tcomewithstories.Thesescarvesareimportantthoughbecausewepairthemwithasurvivorstorythatdoesn’thaveascarf!PleasefollowthestepsaboveandcontactKatieifyouneedassistancehostingacommunityscarfdrive.