Organisers are hoping that companies will encourage their staff to take part in ‘Wear your Woolly Hat to Work Week’ and send in a small donation. The money raised will help the Sailors’ Society provide assistance to seafarers in ports across the world, as well as going towards the transportation and distribution of woolly hats to seafarers ill-prepared for colder climates.
Director of fundraising and marketing at the Sailors’ Society, Jan Webber said, ‘We are extremely grateful to our committed band of knitters who continue to supply us with woolly hats throughout the year. We are now asking for involvement from others who perhaps cannot knit but still wish to support us. By wearing your woolly hat to work, and being sponsored for wearing it in the office or workplace, we hope to raise awareness of the plight of seafarers and assist them with the help they require. The money raised will help with the distribution of woolly hats to our Chaplains throughout the world. We are currently preparing for a trip to the Ukraine where 10,000 hats will be provided to seafarers visiting the eight ports serviced by the Sailors’ Society.’
It is hoped the campaign will capture the imagination of large and small companies alike, particularly those in Southampton, home of the Sailors’ Society, as well as shipping and marine companies and other businesses in ports across the UK.
Jan Webber added, ‘Companies which take part in Woolly Hat Week will find its a good way of boosting morale at the same time as raising money for a good cause. We suggest that companies could even provide prizes for the most colourful or outrageous woolly hats!’
To find out more about Woolly Hat week, email woollyhats@sailors-society.org or call 023 8051 5950. For more information about how the Sailors’ Society provide support for seafarers across the world, visit: www.sailors-society.org
