After nearly 2 1/2 years of growing my hair for Locks of Love, I finally got the opportunity to donate it. Yesterday I went to Windsor of Old Town and had 12 inches cut off of my hair. There are so many people out there who need the hair more than I do.
Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. We meet a unique need for children by using donated hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics. Most of the children helped by Locks of Love have lost their hair due to a medical condition called alopecia areata, which has no known cause or cure. The prostheses we provide help to restore their self-esteem and their confidence, enabling them to face the world and their peers.
Their mission is to return a sense of self, confidence and normalcy to children suffering from hair loss by utilizing donated ponytails to provide the highest quality hair prosthetics to financially disadvantaged children. The children receive hair prostheses free of charge or on a sliding scale, based on financial need.
Pictures of me after the hair cut (better picture coming soon) and of my 12 inches of hair!
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