For more than 20 years, the Educational and Charitable Foundation, in partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, Lambda Kappa Omega Chapter, has supported individuals and families facing cancer through the Kozy Kerchiefs™ and Kozy Kaps™ program.
What began as an act of sisterhood and service has grown into a meaningful legacy of compassion — providing handmade kerchiefs, caps, port pillows, comfort items, and encouragement to patients navigating cancer treatment and recovery.
A Legacy of Comfort and Care
More than two decades of service, stitched together through compassion.
Guided by the program’s enduring message, “See the Difference A Stitch Can Make,” Kozy Kerchiefs™ and Kozy Kaps™ has touched the lives of individuals and families through care, comfort, and community connection.
The Oral History Project preserves the voices behind this powerful initiative, documenting the memories, reflections, and impact of those who helped build, sustain, and benefit from the program.
Watch the Oral History Compilation
Stories from the people who helped build, sustain, and experience the Kozy legacy.
This compilation video brings together recorded interviews that preserve the memories, reflections, and impact of those connected to Kozy Kerchiefs™ and Kozy Kaps™.
Through these oral histories, ECF honors the volunteers, beneficiaries, families, caregivers, and community partners who have shaped this legacy for more than 20 years.
About the Oral History Project
Preserving the voices behind a powerful community initiative.
The Kozy Kerchiefs™ and Kozy Kaps™ Oral History Project was created to document the stories, memories, and reflections of those who helped shape this long-standing service program.
Through recorded interviews, ECF is preserving the experiences of members, leaders, beneficiaries, and partners whose contributions have helped make Kozy Kerchiefs™ and Kozy Kaps™ a source of comfort, dignity, and hope.
Every stitch reflects care, compassion, and community service.
Whose Stories Are Preserved
The project features voices from across the Kozy Kerchiefs™ and Kozy Kaps™ community.
ECF Board Members
Leaders who helped steward, support, and sustain the program throughout its growth and continued service.
Lambda Kappa Omega Members
Members who sewed, assembled, delivered, volunteered, and served through the Kozy Kerchiefs™ and Kozy Kaps™ program.
Kozy Beneficiaries
Individuals and families who received comfort, encouragement, and care during difficult seasons of cancer treatment and recovery.
Community Partners
Partners who supported, distributed, championed, and helped extend the reach of this meaningful initiative.
The Heart Behind Every Stitch
Handmade comfort. Shared service. Lasting impact.
Kozy Kerchiefs™ and Kozy Kaps™ is rooted in the belief that care can be felt through both action and presence. Each handmade item represents more than fabric and thread; it reflects encouragement, dignity, compassion, and community support for individuals and families facing cancer.
Guided by the message, “See the Difference A Stitch Can Make,” the program continues to show how small acts of service can bring comfort, hope, and healing.
“Small acts of care can have lasting impact.”
Why These Stories Matter
This history is more than a record of service. It is a story of women organizing, creating, giving, and standing in the gap for others.
The history of Kozy Kerchiefs™ and Kozy Kaps™ reflects ECF’s enduring mission to improve lives through education, health, wellness, civic engagement, and community partnership.
By preserving these oral histories, ECF honors the volunteers, survivors, families, caregivers, and partners who have shaped this legacy for more than two decades.
A Living Legacy
Preserving the past while inspiring future service.
Preserve
The oral histories help protect ECF’s institutional memory and document the voices behind this long-standing service initiative.
Celebrate
The project celebrates the volunteers, survivors, families, caregivers, members, and partners who have contributed to the Kozy legacy.
Inspire
These stories encourage future generations to continue meaningful work rooted in compassion, dignity, and community care.
Project Credits
With gratitude to those who helped preserve this history.
The ECF Kozy Kerchiefs™ and Kozy Kaps™ Oral History Project was produced and managed by Dr. Eugenia R. Gardner and Zoe Joyner.
Video production services were provided by Telfair Brown.