Kira Showing off her Donation
O. Henry’s famous story “The Gift of the Magi” teaches the lesson of selfless giving – of gifts from the heart. Here at le•top we were able to witness one of our own ‘le•top children’ learning the value of an unselfish gift.
Robyn – our Assistant Credit Manager and mom to daughter Kira, age 9 – knows that at Kira’s very impressionable age she needs to teach her how to live a rewarding and fulfilling life. Robyn is a great mom and tells us “I believe that encouraging and motivating children early in life is crucial. Kira really wanted to cut her hair at the beginning of summer, but after a long discussion about helping others in need of wigs she decided she just had to wait. We discussed that her hair would need to grow a bit longer so she could donate her ponytail to women or children who are suffering hair loss. Teaching her to give something of herself to those less fortunate is not only a selfless act but important to our society.”
She made it with more than an inch to spare.
Did you know it takes about 6 or 7 donated ponytails to make one wig? A wig can help an adult or child’s self-esteem when they are dealing with hair loss because of a medical treatment for illness. Though there are a number of organizations that accept hair donations Robyn and Kira chose Pantene Beautiful Lengths, an organization encouraging individuals to donate a minimum of 8 inches of healthy hair that would then be used to make free wigs for women who have lost their hair as a result of cancer treatments.
It was a struggle for Kira to grow her hair that long but when the time FINALLY came she was so excited! She said that she was happy to have helped someone in need – and the bonus was that the new haircut looks really cute!
Listed below are a few other organizations that support similar donations. Each organization has slightly different requirements about the length and condition of the hair, but each one will send you a packet, then you send the hair back to them. Very Easy!
Basic requirements: hair must be 12 inches. (This organization provides wigs to children for no charge.)
Basic requirements: hair must be 10 inches. (This organization provides wigs either free of charge or on a sliding scale, based on financial need.)
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