I have had more fun and laugher in the last ten years as a Member of RHS than I have had in my whole life put together.
Mary S.
Queen of the Royal Razzle Dazzlers
Illinois, USA
Since I still work and have many other obligations, being a Ruby Rambler allows me to join in the RH fun without the guilt of not having enough time to devote to a chapter, being a member of the Ruby Ramblers allows me to be a Red hatter, and visit any chapter and enjoy the fellowship of my sisters without having to belong to any one chapter.
Chris
The Red Hat Society is an unstoppable force. It will never reach an immovable object as long as we, its members, continue to believe in its tenets. As long as it remains such a large part of our lives, it will continue to grow. Its message of fun and friendship over fifty carries more than just what the words imply. Its message also carries hope for life after children and jobs, and it carries an ...implicit promise of fulfillment for all its members. Being a member of this Society is not a right, but a privilege, and carries with it obligations. Those obligations are, in my opinion, kindness, compassion, tolerance and acceptance.
I promise to continue to fulfill my obligations to the best of my ability and for as long as I am able.
A viral Facebook post that
began popping up continuously beginning 2/8/2012. The RHS wishes to thank all who continue to ensure our Legacy lives on for generations to come.
Just finished browsing the Fall 2011 issue. I was excited, not because my dear friend and Hatter of the Year was on the cover, but because every page I turned presented me with ideas, memories, pictures of old friends, etc. Not a dull moment and something on every page for everybody. Where else can you look at a magazine where every page is about you?...Thanks for the entertainment, education and tips. Have an interesting hat day.
Oh yeah,much thanks and continuous appreciation to Elaine or helping me get my chapter registered.
Nzinga
Awesome Queen of Inspiration
I do a lot of traveling....and I have to say this is one trip that I will never forget.
This is the first time that I have attended the London Parade event with the Red Hat Society. I had been to London a year ago...but this was soooo special....meeting the Lord Mayor of Westminister; seeing the Crown Jewels (I still want to know how often they clean them); I booked on my own to see "Mama Mia" on the afternoon of New Year's eve and I was up clapping, laughing just like everyone else in the audience; watching the fireworks come out of Big Ben at midnight and then the riverbanks of the Thames came to life with the fireworks that lasted over 11 minutes; walking in the London New Year's Parade and talking to people who were observing as well as those who were coordinating the parade...they wanted to know who we are and thanked us for coming the distance to be in the parade; Shakespeare Wot - I've never laughed so hard and now have a better understanding of Shakespeare; Wicked....this play was more than I thought it would be....and people were asking why we were wearing RED HATS!!!; the last day going to Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick Castle....so much history; and finally meeting the Councillors, I couldn't believe they took the time to meet and dine with us!!!
It seemed like we had just arrived and then we were leaving!!!
I wish every Red Hatter would attend this event....it represented what I feel Red Hats is all about....being happy and enjoying other Red Hatters!!!
Unfortunately, I had already booked another event for this coming New Year's. I hope we are invited back in future years so I can attend.
Judy
Arlington, TX
The old year will soon be history, but you will forever be in the minds of we Northeners from your visit this past fall.
We hope to see you again as time allows.
May Our Boas Forever Float.
It's all about THE HAT!!!
Pearly Queen Mum
Ontario, Canada
Thank you Sue Ellen. The Red Hat Society is the best thing I ever did for me.
Rhoda
Dancing Queen Mum
Red Hat Dancers of MD
Love Red Hatting. I have made so many friends through this great organization. Keep spreading the RED. Live, laugh, love and by all means line dance.
Peggy
Lady Dancer
Ageless Carolina Divas
South Carolina, USA
Keep up the good work and tell the people at Hatquarters that their hard work is appreciated more than they know. They have changed our lives and changed the concept of growing older to a life with fun, joy, happiness and pride. We are not ready for our wheelchairs or rocking chairs yet... thanks to the Red Hat Society.
Mary
Queen Sassy Mouth
Happy Hearts
Decatur, AL, USA
Our chapter celebrated 10 years recently. I treated my ladies to "A QUEEN FOR A DAY " royal tea at the historical Blennerhassett Hotel in West Virginia. We remain proud members of our official chapter #2171. A big thank-you to our exalted Queen Mother Sue Ellen and Hatquarters. Linda Belle Turner
Belle
Queen Mother
The Romantic Hatters
West Virginia, USA
Keep up the good work and tell the people at Hatquarters that their hard work is appreciated more than they know. They have changed our lives and changed the concept of growing older to a life with fun, joy, happiness and pride. We are not ready for our wheelchairs or rocking chairs yet... thanks to the Red Hat Society.
Elaine
Co Queen
Prominently Purple Red Hatters
Michigan, USA
I'm a queen in Western Canada. I have fifteen supporting members in my chapter, all of whom enjoy everything the RHS has to offer, especially the gift of new friendships. We look forward to many more years as members of the RHS.
Maria
QMariaBEE
The Honey Bees in The Hat
Alberta, Canada
I love being a Ruby Redhat's Rambler as that is all the time I have at present. Maybe a local chapter later. I have attended 2 conventions and will be attending Las Vegas in June, it works for me.
Mary
I ABSOLUTELY love being a Red Hatter. It has brought me so much FUN and JOY and I have met many marvellous women. So do plan to keep me counted in...I am a Lifer!!
Qweenie Connie
Serendipity Sisters
There is no better disorganization in the world. Let's keep the legacy going.
Diana
Nothing has ever been better. Long live the Legacy. Become a supporting member.
Marilyn
This has been a life saver for many women. It has literally changed lives. I'm thankful for it myself!
Maria
Being a Red Hatter has changed my life in SO many ways!! The friends that I have met around the world are all great ladies!!! It is hard to explain how much love and support there is among the ranks of my Red Hat Sisterhood!!!! I will never feel lonely again!!!!
Kay
"I would not be who I am today without the RHS."
Marlene
The ideas that I got from the quarterly Hatters Matters are just one more benefit of the $20 supporting membership fee that is received by all. Thanks again and have a Hatting kinda' day!
Splendor
Queen Marlene
If anyone asked me, today, "What is the Red Hat Society?", my answer would be, "Sisterhood! Fellowship! Fun! Fabulous after Fifty! Fine Dining! Kodak Moments! & most of all Frivolous Frolicking!
Avalon
The Red Hat Society has been and continues to be one great adventure and doors keep opening up all the time because of it. I have met so many new friends, shared experiences with them that I otherwise would not have. The organization is a great social network and I am so happy to be a part of it.
Shelly
Oh, sure, my sister chapter members and I tease each other, sometimes mercilessly, but we love each other! We love to spend time together, just chatting, lunching, crafting, and myriad other things. None of us expects anything from each other but love and acceptance. Isn't this exactly why we all joined the RHS in the first place? I know it's why I did, and it's why my baby sister did. And you know what else? It's exactly what we found here, and what we continue to find each and every day.
Louise
Every day, in every way, Red Hatting makes my life better. I get to share life and love with wonderful women. How much better can life possibly be? I cannot think of any possible way I could improve my life. Without Red Hatting, life would be bland and boring. With Red Hatting, life is a panoply of colors and joy.
Louise
I've been a Red Hatter for 6 years and am enjoying each chapter immensely!!! I'm 79 and feel I have the best friends ever! My joy is sponsoring events. I encouraged my two sisters (who are older than I to become members and they seem happy now.) Even my niece in VA is a Member now. The Lord blessed me by inquiring about the Red Hat Society.
Baroness Betty Boop
I personally can't imagine my life without the Red Hats now, its certainly made a difference for me.
Queen Liliana
Suffolk, England
My doctor tells me I look younger and my health is better since joining RHS. Who has time to be sick when we have so many things to do and places to go? RHS is absolutely the best thing I have done for myself.
Jet
What does the Red Hat Society mean to me? The last time I was bored was in March of 2003!
B. N. Charming
I do believe in the fun and friendship that Red Hatting offers. I also feel that, for continuity and community, it is important to support the Red Hat Society through paid memberships.
Jeanette
I found as we "grew up" we "grew boring". This is better than any college sorority. We do not have to meet requirements other than to be ourselves.
Queen Lafie Tafie
The RHS is a place to share, to support, to laugh and cry and then laugh some more until our sides ache and the tears roll down our cheeks!
Margalit
I'll tell you...after 25 years of happy marriage and 3 children, I'm ready for ME TIME now. So...when I heard about the RHS, I just had to jump a board!!
Dinky Doo
Courage is what the RHS means to me. To have the courage to stretch my comfort zone, to leave guilt behind and to indulge myself not because I deserve it but because it's healthy.
Sin City Red Hat
I joined because I had lost my husband. I have the nicest ladies in my chapter and I would not have known them if it hadn't been for RHS. Thank you, thank you, and thank you.
Queen Kittycat
In Chico people call me the Red Hat lady. I promote the Red Hat Society at every chance that I get. This Society is very Important to me and my Red Hat Sisters.
Rosemarie
Chico, CA
Red Hatting has been the greatest thing that has happened to me since I turned 50. I have made so many friends and become so close to many of them. It has proven to me that life doesn't end as you grow older.
Patty
Houston, TX
Fun Friendship Sisterhood and HOPE that I will not be alone and lonely for the rest of my life. WONDERFUL POSSIBILITY!!
Kween Karen
It's where you can fit in, even if you don't fit in elsewhere.
Preparing in Pastels
Red Hat Society means a lot to me. It has taken me from a very lonely period to a fulfilled time in my life.
Janet
Canoga Park, CA
I renewed my membership less than a week ago, and today received a fat envelope of neat things. I love the queen pin, the stickers & lil' note pad and the key ring....and of course, the info and our charter renewal. I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU. Now no one can complain they "don't get anything for their membership". :) I love it all and your prompt service was excellent. Kudos to all of you who work so hard to keep this Society going. I appreciate it.
Queen Kay
SLO Seasoned Scarletts
My life took a wonderful turn when I joined the Red Hat Society, because I now have a world full of sisters that I love very much and I know that we will always be there for each other.
Brenda
Queen Bonne't La Rouge
What a wonderful tribute to the spirit of friendship that the Red Hatters represent. I will always be grateful for the privilege of performing on stage in Las Vegas for many of you a few years ago. Looking out into the audience and seeing the vision of a sea of red hats cheering me on is a sweet memory that I will cherish forever. Congratulations on this great honor. Perhaps the world would be a better place if we ALL wore a red hat!
Louise
Our lives are so blessed by being members in a social group, Red Hat Society, that is loaded with women who are mature, self assured, compassionate, generous to a fault sometimes, they love creating life altering laughter all the time, sharing their loves, hates, accomplishments, memories, futures and most of all their faith in a higher being, who has gifted us all with great friends forever. So much depends on you ladies and how you use it or as they say you lose it! It is a miracle that I get so much out of $20 a year. Who knew!
Queen Runaround Sue
Oh my goodness - what a fully packed issue - again !!! How fortunate we are to be members of such a great Society and from a personal aspect - thank you so very very much for featuring the Mall Crawl and Proclamation stories. It is just so gratifying to see one's efforts recognized and to think we had so much fun doing them - that is the awesome part of it. Thank you all again for making all our members feel so 'Special'.
Queen Norma
Abbotsford, BC
RHS is the ONE and ONLY --- best sisterhood ever founded !!! , I take the 'question of the day' on facebook to our 'gatherings' for conversation starters. WE LOVE IT !
Janice
I would like to take a moment of your time to let you all know at the Corporate House of the Red Hat Society that the event that was Held in Washington, DC, and the induction of the 1st Red Hat and Boa along with the parade, was such a wonderful experience!!!! You ladies did a great job! I feel so blessed to be able to belong to this society and have made so many wonderful friends that I would never have known before!!! So again, GOD BLESS THE RED HAT SOCIETY!!!!!! I do appreciate all that you lovely ladies do for us Red Hatter's!!!! God Bless you all and God Bless America!!!!
Vivian
Burlington, NC
Yesterday, a friend asked me why I am always so cheerful. A few years ago, I was miserable. I was lonely, isolated and seriously, dangerously depressed. So why am I now so happy? The answer to that is a simple one: Red Hatting! Now, when I get up in the morning, I have something to look forward to. I have hats to make, bling to find, clothes to sew and friends with whom to share my life. Is it any wonder that I am always happy? I wish everyone could share my happiness.
Louise
The "We Are Women" video was lovley and I did pass it on to share. I have a suggestion. Towards the very end of the video it looks something like a heart and has writing that's interspersed. That would make a gorgeous pin. Could you duplicate the design? For whatever reason, I cannot seem to reopen the video. I was going to try to be more specific about the "pin" I was referring to. I also love the new pin that comes w/ our renewal.
Joanne
I would like to thank you for the beautiful new Queen pin. I will wear it with pride.
Nancy
Oak Haven Red Hot Hatters
This is a special request to Debra, the beautifully crafted calligraphy Heart in the video "We are Women". This heart could be a beautiful silver or gold pendant, etched with those flowing words - I'm sure Every Red Hatter would be eager to own one!!! Please consider this request to create a pendant - I would be honored to wear it with Pride!
Jennifer
Western New York
Greetings Red Hat Sisters, I have a pat on the back for everyone involved with the creation of the Red Hat video (We Are Women) it is wonderful!! Thanks for all you do!
Dee
The Red Hat Society has totally changed me and my life! I have over 100 members that are mostly full time RVers. That means I have met Wonderful ladies from everywhere. I have so many new friends and they are all unique.
Angelflower
When I first joined the RHS, it never occurred to me then that I would soon be meeting and making LIFETIME friends with women all over the country.
Mema
The RHS is a place where I can just be me and know that my fellow Red Hatters will accept me for who I am. I don't have to worry that I am too fat, or too old, or too anything or not enough of something!
Margalit
500 ladies on a train hoot! That was my first experience with the RHS. I dove in and have not yet come up for air.
Diamond Lil
The chance to have the sisters I never had! A fun and silliness corner in your already overstressed life. New friends every day and adventures to plan. Great conversations and camaraderie that's it in a nutshell!!
Queen Raggedy
Joining the RHS means a new beginning to enjoying aging and meeting new friends, fun and great times to enjoy with great ladies. This has been a wonderful experience for me and I enjoy every minute of Red Hatting when I can!
Lady Queen Tonia
The Red Hat Society has opened a new world for me. I had never heard of it, but one day on a Health Board, someone mention RHS. It's about wonderful compassionate women offering sisterhood, fun, support and interesting subjects to think about. I am so glad I read the Health Board that particular day
Green Eyed Lady
To Hatquarters...What a very beautiful gift (We Are Women video.) The Chatter Hatters are all proud to be members of the Red Hat Society. Thank you for this wonderful ride. We are enjoying every minute we are together and spreading love and friendship to others.
Queen Rose
Chatter Hatters
Love the "Women" video!! Sent it to my e-mail ladies ASAP! Thank you!!!
Queenie Beverly
The We are Women video is wonderful! Thank you for sending it to me.
Kathy
Pennsylvania
This is indeed worth sharing.
Marvelous May
The day that I started my chapter...not knowing what I was doing, I walked through a door to a new kind of happiness that I had never known before!! I didn't go anywhere today..just here at the lake with my Hubby, but I have on my red and purple! Wearing our colors just makes me feel good!!!! Many days ..even if it is a trip to the grocery store, I will dress in regalia...and lots of people notice!! I get a chance to talk to strangers about the Red Hat Society and encourage them to join the FUN!!!!
Kay
Hi Y'all, everyone knows me as Grumpysmom. I'm Queen B of the Red Hat Scrappers, in California, and a member of the Red Hat Gators in Livonia, Louisiana. One of my daughters is their Queen. ( and no, she isn't the Grumpy). I am also a member of three other chapters. I love Red Hatting and have worn the colors for the past eleven years. I've made many Red Hat life long friends across the states and from other countries. Some I have yet to met face to face. Hoping to see you all at the Bash in August.
Betty
Grumpysmom
Wow, I've been reading so many posts reading about my personal friends and new acquaintances here on Facebook. My name is Janet, and I am Queen of Divas in Purple, here in Southern California. Joining the RHS in 2004 was just the best thing I ever did. After an ugly divorce it gave me a social outlet and many many close friends,. Our chapter is always doing fun activities, and, going to conventions has just been fabulous to meet sisters from all over the nation.
Janet
Queen Diva
Hello Red Hat Sisters, I am a Queen Duchess Sweetpea Gutsy Glitters, Coyle,Okla and i am on the QMB . I love having a great time and having fun. I enjoy meeting new Red Hat Sisters and those i do know.
Sue
Sweetpea
I am Pat, Queen Diva with Bling to my members & Patango49 on the QMB, I am Queen of my chapter Dazzling Divas here in Bossier City, La., this is my second chapter. I have been a queen for just over 5+ yrs. was Vice-Queen of my previous chapter then took over as Queen for 2 yrs. before opening my present chapter when I stepped down from the other one. I love Red Hatting and enjoy having fun with my ladies, I also love traveling all over meeting new Red Hatters. I am so looking forward to my first convention in Aug. in New Orleans. I will finally get to meet so many of my QMB & FB friends in person. Becoming a Red Hatter has been one of the best things I have ever done for myself, makes getting older so much more fun. Hope to see you all in August.
Pat
Queen Diva
Maria, Queen of the Hussies With Hattitude from Walnut, California checking in! I'm known ad Marilicious on the QMB and I love red hatting and meeting red hat sisters from all over! Can't wait to meet some of you at the convention in NOLA in August! I'm coming with lots of hugs for you all!!
Maria
Marilicious
Hello, I am Queen Dokie or dokieb on the QMB. My chapter is the Coleman County Texans. We have alot of fun and a love making new friends across the country.RHS has opened many new doors for most of us.
Dokie
"Queen Dokie"
I love being a member of the Red Hat Society. I love that we are helping to change the attitude about growing older.
Jcfrederick
In the beginning (in 2002), it meant something nice I could do for my Mother. Now I have friends, so dear to me, that I would never have met outside of Red Hatting. I am younger at 59 than I was at 49 and having a lot more fun too!
Beach Lady
One of the most fun things is be out in public laughing and talking and getting asked who we are and how they can join in the fun!
Derbycityladybugs
I've never led anything before, but I seem to have been born to Queendom. It's also given me more confidence and taken me places I wouldn't have gone by myself. And it's given me friends all over the globe.
Tex
It means A new exciting life --The Red Hat Society has opened up a whole new world for me -- Fun, Loving, Sharing, it has made me into the kind of person I always wanted to be--(I hope!)
Tishann58
It means being able to be the child I wasn't as a child. It means having fun and having girlfriends to share the fun with.
Queen RazZ
The RHS is a place we can all escape to for comfort with other women who understand what we are going through because they have walked the road before us.
Queen Biddy
Bee Deb
For me - it was the 50th year 'thing' I couldn't get over - I was changing and feeling old. Once I got into RHS - that all changed - I couldn't wait to hit that 50th milestone in my life.
Queen Hummm
One of the most fun things is to be out in public laughing and talking and getting asked who we are and how they can join in the fun!
Derbycityladybugs
I've never met a stranger!
Fay
I love the friendships and the fun we make and have when we join the RHS. I moved here 6 years ago and only knew one person. When I joined a Chapter up here and then started my own-after 5 months I knew over 300 women!
Yvonne
Courtenay, BC Canada
Thank you so much for your hard work in making me such a wonderful organization for us ladies.
Margaret P.
Sassy Rose
Arizona, USA