Grace James, a six year old girl, had her hair cut for the very first time on August 17.  The ponytail that the stylist removed from Grace’s head was 15″ long, and believes that she could have cut another inch or two.  Grace donated her hair to Locks of Love.  Grace has stated that she wanted to donate her hair, because her mother and her cousins have done so in the past.
Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization …read more

It’s been a while since I mentioned Locks of Love and one of the hair cutting events that seem to occur with a fair amount of regularity somewhere in the US of A. As a brief review, Locks of Love is a charitable organization that collects hair donations in order to make children’s wigs. These wigs are distributed without cost to children who have lost their hair for one medical reason or another. In their words:

Our mission is to return a sense of self, confidence and normalcy to children suffering from hair loss by utilizing donated ponytails to provide the …read more

Texarkana College is getting involved with Locks of Love. CBS News 8 reports that more than 30 people lined up Monday night to donate their hair in conjunction with an upcoming play about a professor who has ovarian cancer. Clint Williams, a student representative said, “The upcoming show is ‘W;t,’ about an ovarian cancer patient. She’s coming to terms with her death. We figured what better way to publicize the show.” The show runs 2-4 and 9-11 February.
Both young and old participated, and more than 30 stylists were on hand to trim tresses.
Well done, TC!

I know, technically Christmas is over, but these stories just keep coming. Meet Emily and Madelaine Dick of St. Catherines. The sisters, 12 and seven respectively, both made donations to Locks of Love for Christmas.
“I’ve always wanted to get my hair cut, and I figured I might as well do something good with it,” said Emily.
“There are other people that need my hair more than I do,” agreed Madelaine.
Well said girls!
In addition, the girls are raising the $1000 necessary to actually make a wig. So far they’ve got $200.

Stories of kids giving their ponytails to Locks of Love just keep popping up. The latest is nine year old Katy McDaniel, a third-grader at St. Anne Catholic School near Beaumont. The 10-inch ponytail was one of the gifts she gave this Christmas.
Merry Christmas and way to go, Katy!

I’m not sure why everyone seems to be getting hair cuts just as winter is beginning, but they are. Here’s hoping Shelby Pyle, Katelyn Rozankowski, Dolores Rosas and Chelsea Plishka each got a hat for Christmas. All four Marco Island middle school students donated their ponytails to Locks of Love.
But wait! There’s more!
Parents Yesenia Rodriguez and Judy Plishka, and teachers Katherine Albanese and Jerra Holdsworth also joined in.
Hold on! There’s yet more!
These students weren’t the first at the school. Veronica Castillo donated her hair back in September, and Rodica Schimek, went into the barber’s chair a few week’s ago. The …read more

The kindness keeps on coming! Taylor Thompson of Binghamton is just seven years old, but she’s recently donated her ponytail to Locks of Love. Taylor, too, has a personal connection: both of her grandfathers were killed by cancer. But, there are more childlike concerns as well. From her lips to our ears: “I think a lot of people would tease you because you don’t have any hair.”
Way to go, Taylor!
Attention Reader! If you have any related stories you’d like to share, let me know if the comments or via email. Christmas Day may have come and gone, but we’re only …read more

I’m back from a festive Christmas Day, and am pleasantly greeted with the story of Russell Schoemer, a young man of 15 who has recently donated hair to Locks of Love. Like many, Russell has personal motivations for his actions; his grandfather, aunt and a family friend have all been killed by cancer. Another aunt was the stylist who cut his hair.
Gotta love mom: “I understand why he wanted to do it, but now he looks so grown up.”
Way to go, Russell!

Shoemaker Elementary second-grade teacher Rhonda Williams and her student, Abigail Starnes, got haircuts during class Monday, but it was more than just a simple trim.
More good stories, this time from Tennessee, where Ms. Williams is doing more than teaching her kids readin’, writin’, and ‘rithmetic. In class Monday teacher and student each received hair cuts in order to donate their ponytails to Locks of Love. It’s a wonderful object lesson in giving. “We tell our kids that we need to give back to others and to do our best,” said Shoemaker Elementary Principal Kathy Musick. “She (Williams) was going to …read more

Christmas is only a week away, and I’ve got another nice story. This one comes from my very own Ohio, and tells of Katie and Megan Cochran, sisters who recently donated their ponytails to Locks of Love. In addition to the sisters. “I can’t imagine how it would feel” not to have hair, said Katie, a 9-year-old fourth-grader from Gahanna. “I like to give to people.”
The sisters aren’t the only one’s helping out. The article is also the first to tell of boys, such as Kyle Boone, an eleven year-old, who’s hoping his hair won’t get in the way of …read more