Some golf-related companies are all about the fun and Flair Hair exemplifies this very spirit.  In addition to being light-hearted, they’re actually full of heart.  Although many seem to think this company is solely about having a good time  – they are actually a socially-conscious organization that is interested in giving back.  First marketed in the United States to golf pro shops, Backgate Designs, Inc. has expanded their Flair Hair product around the world and to outdoor enthusiasts, novelty gift shops, and chemotherapy patients. 

Recently, the company turned a manufacturing error into an opportunity to give back.  It started with the delivery of several thousand undersized visors.  They were too small for adults, but too large for toddlers or children.  The manufacturer took responsibility for the error and replaced the company’s order.  Instead of selling these visors as teen sizes and making a profit, President, David Nance decided "not to mess with Karma" and decided to donate the visors.  Since then, Business Development Vice President Jennifer Delaney has been busy finding organizations that could benefit.  She’s given some to one cancer center that wrote a letter of thanks praising the "gesture to help those (cancer) patients face those fears with a little dignity and a lot of humor".  The Flair Hair visors have been used by this and many others for patients who have lost their hair as a way to make light of their very difficult situation.  Others have been donated to silent auctions to benefit cancer research organizations.

I’ve seen the visors in pro shops everywhere but never thought about using them for something other than fun.  Others with more vision than myself purchased them and have sent their praise to Flair Hair about how they could be used to get through a tough illness.  For example, one woman wrote to the company, "I have breast cancer and am currently stereotypically chemobald.  My sister-in-law sent me this visor and I can’t tell you how much fun this hat has been fun a much ‘unfun’ event."  Another letter of praise says, "I know that my mom could have enjoyed one back in the 1980s when she had cancer."  Indeed, having lost my own mother to cancer I know she would have had a kick out of wearing one of the visors.

Next time you’re in the local pro shop, think about it – who could you give one to that would have fun with it?

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