The organization's structure is based on a local director managing a chapter for a specified facility and reporting to the central office. Local directors are responsible for contacting the appropriate associate at the assigned facility, acquiring donations for each party, recruiting volunteers, and maintaining communication with the central office. To apply for directorship, submit the listed materials on the Application page.

Queen for a Day hosts parties at hospitals with pediatric oncology/cancer units or out-patient clinics. The parties must include a set-up for make-up application and painting nails. Also, each patient is given her own rhinestone tiara. A Polaroid picture is taken of each girl for her to take home. Some chapters have added crafts, such as frame-decorating or designing a page for the chapter memory album, to give the patients something to do while waiting, but this is not mandatory. It is encouraged to have a pageant titleholder present at the parties for pictures and to crown the girls. The central office can offer assistance in finding titleholders and supplying tiaras if the local chapter is not able to do so.

Potential directors/volunteers are not required to have pageant experience.

The Chapter Locations page lists hospitals/areas where chapters are already established.

To donate, please contact the central office at JEdwards@qfad.org.

Our main needs are tiaras, funds, and new chapters. Due to the age restrictions on hospital visitations, directors must be at least 21 years of age and volunteers within a chapter must be at least 16. If you do not meet the age requirement or are not able to fulfill the responsibilities of a chapter director, here are a few ways you can still help:

·         Organize a tiara drive. Contact your pageant friends to donate their tiaras or ask to make an announcement at an upcoming competition. Lead by example and donate your own tiaras. Brochures can be provided to pass out at competitions, conferences, or events to educate potential donors of Queen for a Day's activities. One extraordinary volunteer used her birthday party as an opportunity by asking friends to bring tiaras or monetary donations to the party.

·         Organize a fund-raiser or friend-raiser. Who doesn't like to party? Host a party at your home and invite your friends for a casual dinner. Introduce them to Queen for a Day. Use the opportunity to present the need for donations and ask friends to join you in supporting or ask for support in other ways. Setting up a table at a local festival, conference, or community event is a great way to promote the organization and raise money by selling raffle tickets, selling a product, or hosting an auction. Speaking of auctions, what about Ebay?! If you are already part of a community group like Kiwanis, Junior League, etc, present Queen for a Day as a potential beneficiary of the group's activities and/or as a group project.

·         Donate talents and resources. Do you design websites as a career? Own a business that could promote the organization's mission? Are you well-connected in your community? Do you know of a foundation or corporation that supports similar causes? Do you like book-keeping, public relations or event-planning? Are you relentless at asking for sponsorship? If you're not sure if your resources are useful, ask us! If you've heard of or know of a grant-making foundation that supports children's causes and/or cancer causes, let us know and we can apply for a grant. Also, check with your employer for which causes the company supports. Most companies have a employee-matching program where they match the donations of their employees. Your donation could have a double impact!

·         Board of Directors. The national office is developing a Board of Directors and an Advisory Board to assist in directing the growth and expansion. Individuals do not need to be in a specific area to serve as a Board member or in an advisory position. Another option is to serve on a committee.

·         Products or services. The opportunity for cause-related marketing is enormous. Nearly anything can be sold to benefit a non-profit. Just advertise that the profits (or a portion of profits) support Queen for a Day. Most consumers are drawn to social responsibility and want to know they can help others while they shop. You can sell your own product or choose from our current merchandise.

·         Online social networks. Join us on Facebook or Myspace and help us build our newsletter mailing list. The more people we can reach, the more kids we can touch! Invite friends, forward the newsletter, challenge your friends to match your donation or get creative to offer something that hasn't been done before!