Lion Brand Notebook ®
If you aren’t familiar with the Hat Not Hate campaign, Lion Brand Yarn Company launched our anti-bullying campaign in 2018. We encourage people to make, wear, and post handmade blue hats, adding #HatNotHate when sharing on social platforms. Blue hats are our symbol in the “craftivist” movement to eradicate bullying.
We are collecting 25,000 hats to distribute to schools around the country. The deadline for the blue hats is August 1st, so lets get to stitching!
You can send the blue hats to:
Hat Not Hate/ Lion Brand Yarn – 140 Kero rd. Carlstadt, NJ, 07072.
We have partnered with a wonderful anti-bullying organization called Box Out Bullying. For more information about them and how to donate to their organization click HERE.
Follow the Hat Not Hate journey on Facebook at Hat Not Hate and on Instagram @hat_not_hate For more information you can go to HatNotHate.org.
We decided to create a contest to have some fun and encourage you to keep sending in those BLUE hats!
The single largest donation of blue hats postmarked between the dates June 1, 2019 & August 1, 2019 will win:
• FIRST PRIZE – $500 – This prize is based on the most donations of blue hand knit and/or crocheted hats from an individual address, postmarked on the same day during the contest period.
• SECOND PRIZE – $250 – This prize is based on the second largest donation of blue hand knit and/or crocheted hats from an individual address, postmarked on the same day during the contest period.
A matching donation of $750 will be made to the organization Box Out Bullying.
Hat Not Hate/ Lion Brand Yarn – 140 Kero rd. Carlstadt, NJ, 07072.
You may use any hat pattern you like, however, if you’re looking for ideas we’ve gathered up some free patterns you may browse through.
Remember, any BLUE yarn is acceptable. Yarn does not need to be made by Lion Brand for Hat Not Hate donations or to participate in the contest!
Contest Rules – Hat Not Hat: Largest Single Donation
ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
Knit or crochet blue hats and donate them to the anti-bullying cause, Hat Not Hate. Any individual or group may participate by sending the hats in one or more packages or cartons postmarked on the same date to the organization’s address which is Hat Not Hate 135 Kero Road, Carlstadt, NJ 07072.
Hats must be blue or primarily blue and sized to fit teens to adults.
The contest is open to those at least eighteen (18) years old in states where it is legal at the time of entry, and internationally, where laws allow. Employees of Lion Brand Yarn Company and other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
2. Sponsor
The Contest is sponsored by Lion Brand Yarn Company, located at 135 Kero Road, Carlstadt,, New Jersey 07072.
3. Agreement to Official Rules
Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Rules and fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein.
4. Contest Period
The Contest begins on June 1 at 12.01 a.m. EST and ends on August 1, 2019, 2019 at 11.59 p.m. EST (the “Contest Period”). Entries that are postmarked before or after the Contest Period will be disqualified. Submissions will be accepted for the duration of the Contest using the postmark on the package(s) as the entry date.
5. How to Enter – Requirements. Entries must include ALL of the below requirements
6. How To Win
On or about August 16, 2019, the Sponsor will select potential winners. The $500 first prize is based on the most donations of blue hand knit or crocheted hats from an individual address, postmarked on the same day during the contest period. The second prize of $250 is based on the second largest donation of blue hand knit and/or crocheted hats from an individual address, postmarked on the same day during the contest period. A matching donation of $750 will be made to the organization Box Out Bullying.
The Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner via public announcement on the blog and via email or phone by August 19,2019. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days after the date of the first attempt to contact him/her, the Sponsor may select an alternate potential winner in his/her place based on the next quantity of hats postmarked on a single day.
Each potential winner (parent/legal guardian if a minor in his/her state of residence) will be required to contact a designated representative of Lion Brand Yarn Company within 5 days. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, or fails to respond within the required time period an alternate will be chosen. If the potential winner is at least 18 but still considered a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian, who Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner based on the rules under “How to Win.”
8. Prizes
First prize is $500 for most hats donated at one time and $250 for the second most hats at one time. A matching amount of $750 will be donated to the organization Box Out Bullying.
9. General Conditions
In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, bug, worm, unauthorized human intervention or other technical problem, or in the event the Contest is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules or (b) terminate the Contest and, in the event of termination, award the prize at random from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney’s fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
10. Release and Limitations of Liability
By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Contest, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d) application downloads, (e) any other errors or problems in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation or postponement of the event and/or the flyover, if applicable, the incorrect downloading of the application, the processing of entries application downloads or in any Contest-related materials; or (f) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the entrant be entitled to receive attorney’s fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.
11. Disputes
Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in New Jersey. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the
application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New Jersey.
12. Endorsement
This contest is not endorsed by Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.
13. Privacy
Information collected from entrants is subject to sponsor’s privacy policy.
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Andrea Williams
I would like to donate locally rather than have to mail them somewhere else is that accatable?
Johanna Peck
I did not find out about your hat request until late May. I think I over estimated my crochet speed so I will have extra yarn left over . I could make hats during the year (not to win a prize). Will you be doing the hats again next year? One of my precious granddaughters was bullied unmercifully in middle school so this is a project near to my heart, (She is fine now…. sorority president, cheer leader, college grad and working on her Masters in Speech Therapy.) Her family cared, rallied, counselled and supported her. Others are not so lucky. This bullying must be stopped. If the hat project will continue, I will crochet again next year. Please let me know and I will start blue hats again as soon as I finish my red preemie hats. Thank you. Johanna Peck
Erica Jackofsky
The current plan is for this to be a yearly campaign. Stay tuned after October of this year for plans for 2020!