Supporting people facing all types of cancer through scarves, stories, and research.

The Story of Hope Scarves

It all started with a box of scarves and a simple note – “you can do this!”

Learn how kind a gesture sparked an idea for an international non-profit organization.

Always Hope,


Hope Scarves is proud to be recognized as a 2025 Platinum Seal of Transparency recipient. Our Platinum Seal represents the highest level of recognition for nonprofit transparency in accountability and openness in our operations and impact!

Lara MacGregor 1976-2022

Lara MacGregor founded Hope Scarves in 2012. A seemingly small gesture from a friend of a friend sparked the idea that has become the international non-profit we know today. On January 18, 2022, Lara passed away from metastatic breast cancer. She was just 45 years old.

To learn more about Lara, her Hopeful Life, and the impact she made on this world visit her website, My Hopeful Life.