Blog Posts

SPREADING SMILES

3/28/2020

Hey y'all and Happy Saturday! I know these past couple weeks have been stressful, full of uncertainty, and maybe even fearful, so here's some sunshine and smiles that I hope will make feel a sense of normalcy. We received a generous donation of bows and other accessories that will work perfectly for our partner hospital to distribute to our little girls who have lost their hair. During this time, it's so important to take care of yourself and stay safely away from others in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. While you are thinking about keeping yourself and your families safe, please also keep in mind the children we support and show love to. Many of them have already compromised immune systems and they are in hospitals which puts them at risk of being exposed to this virus. Above all, remember to stay positive and be a light to everyone around you. Remember the importance of family and check up on those you care about that you can't see. I hope y'all have a wonderful rest of your day and during this time focus on your health and safety!
Love,
-&-HannaH-&-

WE LOVE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS!

2/15/2020

Every year, our amazing Hendersonville Fire Department and Police Department help us with our FILL THE FIRETRUCK toy drive at Walmart. And we so appreciate all of their support. So today, we made deliveries of stuffed animals to both. Both departments keep stuffed animals with them to give to kids they encounter...especially in moments of crisis or chaos to help calm or cheer them. We love our first responders and appreciate all they do for us every day!!

SENDING LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT

1/26/2020

We’re sending out a care package tonight to a special 12-year-old girl who has recently been diagnosed with alopecia. The school won’t let her wear a wig or hats, and she’s having terrible issues with bullying. Please pray for her as she deals with all of this pressure. Alopecia is hard at any age, but middle school seems to be the hardest. We’re trying to send her some encouraging words and hoping to let her know she’s not alone!

FILL THE FIRETRUCK!

12/14/2019

This is always one of our favorite days of the year!! Thank you so much to all of the volunteers, all of the people that donated, our amazing first responders of Hendersonville Fire Department and Hendersonville Police Department, and our local Walmart. We couldn't do this without all of you. We collected more than 1,000 toys for kids that will wake up in the hospital on Christmas morning at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. We are so THANKFUL!!

HOW WILL YOU GIVE?

12/3/2019

It's GIVING TUESDAY! How will you give today? We would love to have your continued support! But most importantly, we encourage you to give to an organization that you feel strongly about. Every little bit makes a difference.

December 02nd, 2019

12/2/2019

Christmas packages are headed out to all 10 of our partner hospitals today. We hope the kids love the festive bows and ballcaps! It’s the most wonderful time of the year...

November 28th, 2019

11/28/2019

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at BOWS & BALLCAPS. We wish you a wonderful holiday with your family and friends. And we hope you will join us this Saturday at BREAKFAST WITH SANTA to kick off the holiday season. And bring a toy for kids who wake up in the hospital on Christmas.

DO YOU HAVE YOUR TICKETS?

11/26/2019

Hey everyone!! The breakfast is this Saturday, November 30th!! Do you have your tickets?? We hope to see y’all there. If you need tickets, we are sold out of the 8:30 seating, but we still have plenty available for the 11:00!! We look forward to seeing y’all there, and tickets are available at www.bowsandballcaps.org. Also!! Please don’t forget to bring a toy to donate to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital if you attend the event. This is so important, because all of the toys we collect will be taken to the hospital and put in the Santa shop for all of the children who wake up in the hospital on Christmas morning. Thank you to everyone who supports us and will be joining us this weekend!! We hope you’re as excited as we are!
Love,
-&-HannaH-&-

IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR BREAKFAST WITH SANTA!

11/23/2019

This time next week, we will be doing all of this!!! Eating pancakes, making crafts, donating toys, taking pictures with Santa and SO MUCH MORE! BREAKFAST WITH SANTA is one week away! Please join us to kick of the holidays in a morning you won't forget. Tickets are still available. Bring your family and friends!

AN AMAZING DONATION!

11/17/2019

We had an amazing donation recently from the Southern Association of Odd Fellows and Rebekah’s. Their project was to “Cover the Southeast with Compassion,” and they made and collected blankets to donate to our partner hospitals through BOWS & BALLCAPS. We are so honored they chose to use our group to get such a wonderful donation to so many kids. We delivered the blankets to Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt last week, and this is the sweet note we got from them the clinic this week: “We just wanted to thank you again for the blankets. They have been such a gift to our patients in the clinic. They have provided many smiles this week as the cold weather is so daunting.” We love messages like this, and we love finding ways to continue to help these kids and their families. Thank you again to Brenda L. Reed, Tammy Barton and the rest of the local chapters of the Rebekah’s and Odd Fellows for continuing to support us!!