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History
In October 2012, Brian Keller and Zach Quinn were sophomores in college at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota when they were given an assignment in their entrepreneurship class to come up with a small business. This is when Love Your Melon, a buy one give one hat company, was founded. For every hat that is bought, Love Your Melon donates a hat to a child in America currently undergoing cancer treatment. Within two months, Zach and Brian’s organization was able to do their first hospital donation event. Within one year, Love Your Melon was established as a non-profit organization.

Mission
In 2012, when Love Your Melon was founded, they set out on a mission to put a hat the head of every child in America undergoing cancer treatment. The hats are given out by college ambassadors dressed as super heroes at hospitals around the country.

Partners
In 2015, Love Your Melon met their goal of donating 45,000 hats, the average number of children undergoing cancer treatment in the United States. On April 7, 2015, the organization was happy to announce their partnership with two more not-for-profit organizations. By teaming up with Cure Search and the Pinky Swear Foundation, Love Your Melon continues to strive for excellence as they support the battle of childhood cancer.

CureSearch
CureSearch is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving treatment for childhood cancer. Their mission is to end childhood cancer by providing resources and funds for research in hopes to find a cure.

Pinky Swear
The Pinky Swear Foundation started after a promise was made from a father to his 9-year-old son with terminal cancer. The promise was to give the families of children battling cancer funds to ease their financial stress.

Tours
Every few years there are Love Your Melon tours in the East and West coast. A handful of individuals go around in coach in a Love Your Melon coach bus going to 15-20 cities in a little over a Month bringing smiles and hats to children battling cancer and other threatening diseases. In May 15th, 2014, they sold 1114 hats and donated 1203.

Campus Crews
Over 2,500 students at more than 225 educational institutions make up the Love Your Melon Campus Crews. These are college students on a mission to make a difference in the lives of children battling cancer by participating in events to raise awareness of childhood cancer.

Participating Schools

 * Abilene Christian University
 * Alma College
 * Aquinas College
 * Arizona State University
 * Arizona University
 * Assumption College
 * Auburn University
 * Augsburg College
 * Augusta University
 * Augustana University (SD)
 * Azusa Pacific University
 * Baylor University
 * Bemidji State University
 * Bentley University
 * Bethel University
 * Biola University
 * Black Hills State University
 * Boise State University
 * Boston College
 * Boston University
 * Bowdoin College
 * Bowling Green State University
 * Bradley University
 * Brown University
 * Bryant University
 * Bucknell University
 * Butler University
 * California Lutheran University
 * California Polytechnic State University of Pomona
 * California State University at Northridge
 * California University of Pennsylvania
 * Campbellsville University
 * Carthage College
 * Case Western Reserve University
 * Central College
 * Central Michigan University
 * Century College
 * Champlain College
 * Clarke University
 * Clemson University
 * Colgate University
 * College of Charleston
 * College of St. Benedict and St. John's University
 * Concordia College - Moorhead
 * Concordia University - Saint Paul
 * County College of Morris
 * Creighton University
 * Denison University
 * DePaul University
 * DePauw University
 * Dickinson College
 * Drake University
 * Duke University
 * Duquesne University
 * Eastern Michigan University
 * Edgewood College
 * Elmhurst College
 * Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at Prescott
 * Emory University
 * Endicott College
 * Fairfield University
 * Fairmont State University
 * Fordham University
 * Franklin and Marshall College
 * Georgetown University
 * George Washington University
 * Georgia College and State University
 * Grand Canyon University
 * Grand Valley State University
 * Gustavus Adolphus College
 * Gwynedd Mercy University
 * Hamline University
 * Hastings College
 * High Point University
 * Hope College
 * Illinois State University
 * Illinois Wesleyan University
 * Indiana University
 * Indiana University of Pennsylvania
 * Iowa State University
 * Ithaca College
 * Johnson & Wales University
 * Kansas State University
 * Keene State College
 * Kent State University
 * Lake Forest College
 * Laramie County Community College
 * Lee University
 * Lehigh University
 * Lewis University
 * Lindenwood University
 * Linfield College
 * Louisiana State University
 * Loyola University Chicago
 * Loyola University Maryland
 * Luther College
 * Marquette University
 * Marshall University
 * Merrimack College
 * Miami University
 * Michigan State University
 * Middle Tennessee State University
 * Minnesota State University - Mankato
 * Minnesota State University - Moorhead
 * Missouri Southern State University
 * Missouri State University
 * Monmouth University
 * Montana State University
 * Montclair State University
 * Morningside College
 * Mount Union
 * New York Institute of Technology
 * New York University
 * North Carolina State University
 * North Central College
 * North Dakota State University
 * Northeastern University
 * Northern Michigan University
 * Northern State University
 * Northwestern University
 * Ohio State University
 * Ohio University
 * Oklahoma State University
 * Penn State University
 * Peru State University
 * Pittsburg State University
 * Providence College
 * Purdue University
 * Quinnipiac University
 * Regis University
 * Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
 * Rhode Island College
 * Rhodes College
 * Rocky Mountain College
 * Roger Williams University
 * Rutgers University
 * Sacred Heart University
 * Saginaw Valley State University
 * Saint Anselm College
 * Saint Joseph's College of Maine
 * Saint Joseph's University
 * Saint Michael's College
 * Salem State University
 * Samford University
 * Seton Hill University
 * Simpson College
 * South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
 * South Dakota State University
 * Southeast Missouri State University
 * Southern Connecticut State University
 * Springfield College
 * St. Ambrose University
 * St. Catherine University
 * St. Cloud State University
 * St. Cloud Technical Community College
 * St. Lawrence University
 * St. Louis University
 * St. Mary's College
 * St. Norbert College
 * St. Olaf College
 * St. Scholastica University
 * Stanford University
 * Stevenson University
 * Syracuse University
 * Taylor University
 * Temple University
 * Texas A&M University
 * The Catholic University of America
 * The College of New Jersey
 * Towson University
 * Trinity College
 * Truman State University
 * Tufts University
 * Tusculum College
 * University at Buffalo
 * University of Alabama
 * University of Alaska Anchorage
 * University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
 * University of California - Berkeley
 * University of California Los Angeles
 * University of Cincinnati
 * University of Colorado Boulder
 * University of Connecticut
 * University of Dayton
 * University of Delaware
 * University of Florida Graduate
 * University of Florida Undergraduate
 * University of Georgia
 * University of Houston
 * University of Idaho
 * University of Illinois at Chicago
 * University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
 * University of Indianapolis
 * University of Iowa
 * University of Kansas
 * University of Kentucky
 * University of Maryland
 * University of Mary Washington
 * University of Massachusetts Amherst
 * University of Michigan
 * University of Minnesota - Duluth
 * University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
 * University of Mississippi
 * University of Missouri
 * University of Montana
 * University of Nebraska - Lincoln
 * University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing
 * University of Nebraska Omaha
 * University of New Hampshire
 * University of North Carolina - Wilmington
 * University of North Dakota
 * University of North Texas
 * University of Northern Iowa
 * University of Notre Dame
 * University of Oregon
 * University of Pittsburgh
 * University of Portland
 * University of Rhode Island
 * University of Richmond
 * University of Scranton
 * University of Sioux Falls
 * University of South Carolina
 * University of South Dakota
 * University of Southern California
 * University of St. Francis
 * University of St. Thomas
 * University of Tampa
 * University of Texas at San Antonio
 * University of the Incarnate Word
 * University of Toledo
 * University of Utah
 * University of Vermont
 * University of Virginia
 * University of Washington
 * University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
 * University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
 * University of Wisconsin - Lacrosse
 * University of Wisconsin - Madison
 * University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
 * University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
 * University of Wisconsin - River Falls
 * University of Wisconsin - Stout
 * University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
 * University of Wyoming
 * Valparaiso University
 * Villanova University
 * Virginia Tech
 * Viterbo University
 * Wake Forest University
 * Wartburg College
 * Washington University in St. Louis
 * Wayne State University
 * West Chester University of Pennsylvania
 * Western Michigan University
 * Winona State University
 * Xavier University