{"id":155457,"date":"2026-09-23T11:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T15:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//?p=155457"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T15:10:18","slug":"the-heartfelt-story-behind-ucf-alums-annual-mom-hugs-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//the-heartfelt-story-behind-ucf-alums-annual-mom-hugs-day/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//","title":{"rendered":"The Heartfelt Story Behind 麻豆原创 Alum/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2019s Annual Mom Hugs Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>Every time a 麻豆原创 student accepts a hug from <strong>Kelly Haskins /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201991</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//strong>, the <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//media-production-and-management-ba/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/">radio-TV grad</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//a> pulls them in and asks the same question:</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201cWhen was the last time you saw your mom?/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>When she first started Mom Hugs Day in 2022 as a tribute to her late son/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//former 麻豆原创 student, Hunter, she was stunned by some of the answers.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201cThere were a few international kids who had not seen their moms in two years,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201d she recalls. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201cThose hugs meant a lot./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>Four years in, the fifth annual Mom Hugs Day /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2014 which will be held Thursday, Sept. 24, from noon until 2 p.m. at Ferrell Commons /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2014 has grown from two moms to 50. Some bring pre-packaged snacks and water to hand out. Some sense a student is <em>really</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//em> struggling and personally connect them to <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//caps.sswb.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/">Counseling and Psychological Services</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//a> (CAPS) or <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//studenthealth.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/">Student Health Services</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//a> to get the support they need. Chipper, the <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//police.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/">麻豆原创 Police Department</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//a> therapy dog, makes appearances.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>Haskins looks forward to organizing the event every year on behalf of her nonprofit organization, Do It for Hunter, in partnership with <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//whps.sswb.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/">麻豆原创 Wellness and Health Promotions Services (WHPS)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//a>.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201cWe get more out of it than we give. We walk away just filled with love, and we all say, we wish we could do this every day,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201d Haskins says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201cWe just want to do a little something to try to help especially some of the young people in our area because after losing Hunter, we didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2019t want this to happen to another family./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<h2>Remembering Hunter</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>Haskins, who has called Merritt Island, Florida, home since she moved from Michigan in the ninth grade, is from a family of Knights. Her husband, <strong>Andrew Haskins</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//strong><strong> /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201997</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//strong>, graduated with an <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//electrical-engineering-bsee/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/">electrical engineering</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//a> degree. They sent their daughters <strong>Haley /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201916</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//strong> (<a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//psychology-bs/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/">psychology</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//a>) and <strong>Hannah /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201918</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//strong> (<a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//nursing-bsn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/">nursing</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//a>) here.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>By the time her son Hunter enrolled 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/">Hunter Haskins enrolled at 麻豆原创 after graduating from Merritt Island High School. (Photo courtesy of Kelly Haskins)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201cI think he seemed to be more prepared and more mature than kids his age because he grew up with two older sisters. He knew how to do his laundry. He knew how to cook for himself,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201d she says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>Five weeks into the semester, on Sept. 29, 2021, Hunter took his life. When he was found, his laptop was still open. He/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2019d just failed a math test.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201cHe was just the most normal kid, and the last one you would think of for this to happen to. But Hunter wasn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2019t much of a talker. He wouldn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2019t talk about his feelings, and we will never know exactly why,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201cI think he had a panic attack, and he didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2019t know how to handle it./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>Now she purposefully has conversations with teenagers about the inevitable ups and downs of life. She tells them it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2019s OK to fail a test because you/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2019ll get another chance to take it again, just like she did in college algebra. She hosts an annual You Matter Day at Hunter/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2019s high school and works to install suicide awareness benches in parks, schools and other community areas.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201cI know I&#8217;m a different person now. There/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2019s the /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2018before/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2019 me and the /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2018now/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u2019 me,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201cIt does give me a lot of purpose. When I get feedback from and hearing that somebody was helped, then it makes it all worth it./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<h2>Simple Idea Leads to Meaningful Impact</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>Haskins got the idea for Mom Hugs Day when she saw an older, retired couple publicized for bringing lawn chairs to a now-forgotten campus to offer hugs to college students. She immediately got the wheels in motion.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155457/n<p>Although she is now retired, she started the event while she was vice president of marketing at Launch Credit Union. 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