Love Your Melon was founded in an entrepreneurship class at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota by two friends, who wanted to start a business with a meaningful and positive social impact. On a mission to improve the lives of children battling cancer since October 2012, Love Your Melon began with the simple idea of putting a hat on every child battling cancer in America. After achieving the original goal of giving 45,000 hats — one for every child battling cancer in America — Love Your Melon set a new goal of giving one million dollars to pediatric cancer research and providing immediate support to children and their families. To date, we have given over 9.4 million dollars to the fight against pediatric cancer and over 230,000 hats to children battling cancer. 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year, and we strive to connect with all of them. We are dedicated to giving a hat to every child battling cancer through Beanie Giving Events at hospitals around the country.