Each summer, from May to the end of September, we take part in the Click! for Babies purple hat campaign. The goal of this campaign is "to increase awareness and educate others about the Period of PURPLE Crying that all infants go through, how to respond to prolonged crying, and the importance of never shaking your child - all in an effort to prevent the shaking and abuse of infants."*
In Vancouver, purple hats are collected by BC Children's Hospital, who distributes the hat to parents in BC maternity hospitals and health units around the province. Caps can be knit or crocheted, and should be at least 50% purple. To ensure your hats will be usable in this program, please follow these guidelines:
Please bring your completed hats to Wet Coast Wools by Wednesday, September 27th so that we can deliver them to Children's Hospital on time.
For more information about the CLICK for Babies campaign please visit their website: www.ClickForBabies.org
(the above image is copyright of the Click for Babies campaign)
*http://clickforbabies.org/about-click-for-babies-campaign.php