Have you given a HUG today?
Hugaroo was founded to honor Morgan Harper of Plano, Texas who died at 17, the result of a rare muscle tissue cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma.
Her younger sister, Jenna, had observed the comfort Morgan experienced in the hospital having received a new stuffed animal from someone she did not know.
Several years later, the Harper family moved to Charlotte, NC. where, for a Girl Scout Project, Jenna modeled a program of giving new stuffed animals to hospitalized children. Jenna received a Girl Scout Gold Award for her efforts.
In 2007, the Harper family founded the nonprofit Hugaroo, Inc, to continue the program. Hugaroo, Inc, continues to operate in the Charlotte NC Metroplex and has expanded to Richmond VA Metroplex, SC Lowcountry, Colorado, Georgia. Mid 2022, Hugaroo has expanded to NC Triangle and West Virginia.
2022 began with 28,854 hugs program to date and forecasting to reach 50,000 by year-end. It will exceed our best year in 2021 of delivering 14,806 new stuffed animals that we like to call HUGS!
Hugaroo endeavors to provide new stuffed animals to children where and when they need them most.
Thank you for your support!