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Knots of Love is a non-profit organization based in Costa Mesa, California. The organization donates caps, scarves and blankets to cancer patients and others with life-threatening illnesses. Christine Fabiani founded Knots of Love in 2007 and serves as the organization’s Executive Director.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Newport's Knots of Love hits second year milestone )〕 Knots of Love has donated over 200,000 caps to patients at cancer treatment centers, infusion centers, hospitals and oncology offices. ==History== Christine Fabiani founded Knots of Love in December 2007.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Knots-of-Love Delivers Chemo Caps )〕 She was inspired by her friend, a 20-year cancer survivor, who saw a cap Fabiani made and mentioned how she would have loved a cap during her chemotherapy sessions.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=7 Charities Looking for Yarn Crafters )〕 Treatment rooms are usually cold and baldness is associated with sickness. The caps are aimed to give patients warmth, dignity and a sense of style.〔 Former President Bill Clinton named Knots of Love his charity of choice in 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=20 Women to Watch )〕 Additionally, Fabiani was named The Los Angeles Angels and ''People'' Magazine’s People All Star. The following year, the organization exceeded a 2,000 percent growth since its inception.〔 In October 2012, Sears launched a Knots of Love jewelry line. Sevenly, a social good apparel company, designed t-shirts and sweatshirts for Knots of Love in December 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Clothing for a Cause )〕 A portion of the proceeds were donated to the organization. In August 2013, the organization’s volunteers yarn bombed the LAB Antimall in Costa Mesa, California.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Group yarn bombs the LAB 'anti-mall' )〕 The volunteers covered the shopping center’s trees, trunks and flower pots with colorful yarn to promote Knots of Love’s campaign to send 8,000 caps to Veteran Affairs hospitals in the United States.〔 A group of Google employees donated 101 caps to the organization that month.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=‘GoogleServe’ Week Benefits Local Charity )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Google Employees Donate Knitted Caps to OC Non-Profit )〕 Additionally, Knots of Love held a knit cap drive at the Angel Stadium of Anaheim.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Haircuts raise nearly $5,000 for Knots of Love )〕 The organization donated its 200,000th cap in May 2014.〔 In February 2015, a Newport Beach hair salon donated haircuts to raise $5,000 for Knots of Love.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Knots of Love」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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