Some of you may have noticed a new feature on the sidebar of Hip2Save called It’s Hip 2 Give! The purpose of this feature is to highlight charities, nonprofit organizations, and/or outstanding individuals who are striving to improve the lives of others, to enhance communities and to make the world a better place! I am so honored to announce the first recipient to fill the “It’s Hip 2 Give” box…Happy Chemo!

Here is a letter that I received from Ginger, the director/creator of Happy Chemo:

“I love the quote that says ‘If you haven’t been through adversity…where have you been?’ Everyone in life will be faced with trials and challenges. Mine came in the form of breast cancer. I was diagnosed on Halloween of 2006 at age 31 while 5 months pregnant. Yah…scary. But with every difficult situation in life, I feel we each have a choice to make. Do I choose to just hurt, or do I choose to help? I chose to help and it has made all the difference.

HappyChemo! is a direct result of choosing to help others even though my own life was completely turned upside down. During chemotherapy, I’d take my newborn and 2 older children and go out to local businesses to obtain freebies and discounts for the patients in the chemo room. Then before my drip line began, I’d hand them out and watch the smiles appear. I originally called it “Do Good, Feel Better” because I found that the more good I did for others, the better I felt. I’ve since changed the name to HappyChemo! because the oxymoron gets A LOT of attention and we are still doing good for cancer patients today. (Side note: I still feel great!)

HappyChemo! delivers gift bags to chemotherapy patients, caregivers and office staff in cancer treatment centers. Anyone who is associated with the chemotherapy experience receives one. Gift bags contain discount coupons, sample products and other health related information that can help cancer survivors and their support team during and after treatment. Through this method of distribution we’ve created a win-win situation for everyone involved and that makes it even more rewarding.

We applaud those who are working diligently to find a cure and until there is one, HappyChemo! will be cheering up the cancer patients who have to take chemotherapy to survive. We welcome companies and individuals who are interested in our unique distribution method to contact us directly by visiting HappyChemo.com.”

I was so inspired by Ginger’s letter and her awesome organization that Hip2Save is donating $100 to help support Happy Chemo. If you are just as inspired, click here to check out Happy Chemo and consider donating what you can. Please note that you can donate to the Happy Chemo Gas Fund via Paypal by clicking here and then clicking on the “Chip In” button in the lower left corner.

*If you would like to nominate an individual or organization to be highlighted by It’s Hip 2 Give, please send an email to bryn @ hip2save . com (remove the spaces). Thank you.