What We Do
Caring Caps was started on November of 2010 and has been growing ever since. We currently knit hats, headbands, teddy bears, and baby booties for children and babies in need around the world. We teach every volunteer how to knit on a loom and provide them with all the supplies (yarn, looms, etc). We also support crocheting and needle knitting, so if you know how to crochet or needle-knit, we will help you get started. Knitting your first hat will take less than one hour and you can knit anywhere! Our charity offers freedom for the volunteers. Once we rent you a loom (for free), you can take on an airplane, knit while watching tv, or knit at 3 a.m. in the morning! For those need community service hours for scholarships, Caring Caps is applicable! We hold a meeting every other week at Bayside High School and will soon be offering meetings at our headquarters once every two months for those that don't attend Bayside High. Don't live near us? Not a problem! We have Skype meetings with our long-distance knitters to help them through the volunteer process.
Caring Caps is teamed up with Air Mobile Ministries (airmobile.org), First Baptist Church of Melboure, and Suntree United Methodist Church. These 3 organizations allow us to send our hats everywhere. We have hats either in or on their way to Panama, Haiti, Jamaica, and Alaska. Please support these organizations as they have helped us fulfill our dream. Because of them, 250 hats have been knitted and we have about 25 knitters involved!
So, how can you help out? Click on the page "Get Involved" and fill out the form linked there if you are not a current registered volunteer. Below is a form for already active volunteers if you are wishing to switch jobs:
Who We Are Whose Caring Caps? Caring Caps is lead mainly by Natalie Barton (shown 3rd from left in the picture). We are mainly a group of teenagers, but we have knitters from ages 14-91! We are mainly active at Bayside High, but new knitter groups have also started at Suntree United Methodist and Palm Bay High. So who is leading Caring Caps? Find out below! CEO-Natalie Barton Vice President - Katie Campione Human Resources- Rebecca Needham Knitter Advisor - Anisa Khan Registered Agent - Jill Barton Want to become a part of Caring Caps? Join us today at the "Get Involved" page! Join the 30+ knitters already giving! |
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985 Peachland Ave NE, Palm Bay, FL | (321)505-6353 | caringcaps@yahoo.com