JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Local teen Katlyn Griffin first got involved with Halo Keepers after recieving one of it's crochet wigs for children with cancer and other chronic illnesses. Now, after the organization's founder has announced an impending move to Hawaii, Griffin has decided to step up to keep the organization around.
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“I love to see the light on the kids’ faces. They are really the warriors in the situation and they’re the ones fighting,” Griffin said. “I told my mom, this doesn’t need to end.”
Each year more than 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S., according to the American Childhood Cancer Organization.
Halo Keepers has been making these crochet wigs for children with cancer/chronic illnesses for years. Now the founder is moving to Hawaii <a href="https://twitter.com/ActionNewsJax?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ActionNewsJax</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WOKVNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WOKVNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/itDtP2eo7I">pic.twitter.com/itDtP2eo7I</a>
Griffin said she sees some of those families when she dresses up and drops the wigs off at Nemours, Wolfson’s Children Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House.
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“They’re not just a family with a terminally ill child that they’re special and they mean something to somebody,” she said.
The teen has 75 wigs ready for delivery, and she’s looking for families in need and volunteers to help.
“I hope that kids and families definitely just get to feel special, that’s really the goal that they’re special," she explained.
If you know a family in need, or would like to volunteer, send a message to: https://www.facebook.com/HaloKeepers/