"Love Your Melon" is a nonprofit organization focused on finding a cure for childhood cancer. Half of the profits from the organization are donated to two of their nonprofit partners. These nonprofit partners focus on finding a cure for the disease along with supporting the families that are directly effected. Love Your Melon is best known for their beanies that can be purchased on their website and then they donate a beanie, using their college campus organizations across the country, to visit a kid battling cancer and give them a hat of their own. Sometimes something as small as a beanie and getting to spend time playing a game and just being a kid is all it takes to put a smile on the face of a child.

I am lucky enough to be a member of the Love Your Melon campus crew at my University. I went on my first donation in the spring and the experience was something I will never forget. We met a young girl and got to give her a beanie of her own. Seeing how positive she was and just how happy a hat made her was such an amazing thing.

To me, Love Your Melon and I have a special connection. When I was younger my friend told me about a young boy who was battling osteosarcoma. I learned a lot about his story and he was truly inspiring. He is the most inspirational person I have ever known. He was just a kid and was nothing but resilient. It seemed like he never let his fight get in the way and being so young, he was so strong and seemed so happy. Sadly, he is no longer here with us on Earth but he will always have a place in peoples hearts. Since this happened I always wanted to find a way to help find a cure. Joining Love Your Melon has given me that opportunity. I can give back by raising awareness and giving back to all of the strong kids and their families out there fighting this battle.

If you want to learn more about Love Your Melon, you can visit their website at www.loveyourmelon.com.