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MARQUETTE -- The Graveraet Parent Association is holding a Hat not Hate campaign for all students and staff at Graveraet Elementary school in Marquette.
The goal is to collect 400 blue, handmade hats by the end of this school year. These hats will then be given out to the students, teachers, and support staff at the school at a special event in October that will focus on kindness and bullying awareness and prevention. The blue hats serve as a reminder that we are all in this together.
Hat not Hate was launched in 2018 by Shira Blumenthal in partnership with Lion Brand yarns in order to encourage kindness through creativity. The color blue represents awareness, peace, and solidarity, and has become the color associated with bullying awareness and prevention.
They were inspired by this project to hold our own local Hat not Hate to show the students and staff that we, as a community, care about the students, teachers, and all staff who support our kids. They are the future of of our community and deserve the investment of our time and resources.
We are off to a good start having collected 82 blue, handmade hats, but we have a long way to go to reach our goal of 400 hats by the end of the school year, so we are reaching out to the greater Marquette community. There are many ways to help. You can donate blue yarn that will be used to make hats.
If you knit or crochet, you can make blue hats in any size to fit a kindergartener through to adults. You can also purchase blue, handmade hats from a local crafter to donate.
Any yarn and hat donations can be dropped off in the main office of Graveraet Elementary. You can also help us by simply spreading the word about our project to those you think would like to help.
Thank you for helping support the kids, teachers, and staff of our community.