10 hats were delivered to several young women in Darjeeling, India. All students, these girls had moved from their family homes to work and attend school. They graciously invited me into their dorm to chat and get to know each other. With such cold temperatures and no indoor heat, these hats were certainly in need. A special thank you to Sonam from Sonam's Kitchen for helping us connect. Not only did I enjoy many wonderful breakfasts at her restaurant, but her kind and loving heart was inspirational.

H.A.T.S. once again partnered with the Community Service and Leadership students at UNH to provide 100 fleece hats to New Hampshire's neediest residents. Thank you to Mike Neveu for coordinating this effort!

H.A.T.S. partnered with the University of New Hampshire’s Warmth from the Millyard project to help warm up NH. 70 hats were donated, matched with other warm accessories and distributed across the state in November of 2011. A special thanks to Kenneth Drews for helping coordinate this placement.






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60 hats were donated to Ellsworth, Maine.

In August of 2010, H.A.T.S. continued its partnership with Camp Allen of Bedford, NH. Hats were taken by international and domestic counselors who were confident in their ability to place the hats. Stories were shared from last year’s placements as the community of H.A.T.S. couriers reunited.

Four industrial sized bolts of Polartec® fleece were picked up in Lawrence, MA on July 1st, 2010. These brightly colored bolts will replenish our quickly diminishing fleece supply and provide quality material for our hats.

Since 2007, Polartec LLC has been our main source of fleece, and without their generous donations H.A.T.S. would not be able to be a self-sustaining organization. We are extremely grateful to Jim Zeiba (pictured above) for coordinating this donation and for believing in the mission of H.A.T.S.

In early December of 2009, H.A.T.S. partnered with The Derryfield School to donate 40 sets of winter accessories to New Hampshire’s Families in Transition. For every hat donated, DS paired it with a scarf and gave faculty and staff an opportunity to attach a personal note to the pair. A special thanks to Colleen Hartnett for coordinating this partnership!