Hiya!

Today, we are thinking about hair and smiling. Why? Well, kids do amazing things, like donating their hair to help others! Just like the story in the upcoming book, Today’s the Day, where we see Juliet donating her hair to help her best friend Siona, here are the inspiring tales of two young girls that wanted to make a difference through hair.

Anna Beck is a 10-year-old girl who lost her little sister, Jette, to a brain tumor last year. At the time, Jette was just 3-years-old and full of love for Barbies, Disney World, and the movie Frozen. Anna wanted to honor Jette, so one night she came across an event for Wigs for Kids, an organization that provides hair replacement systems and support for children who have lost their hair as a result of chemotherapy or radiation treatments. Despite only having trims in the past, Anna donated 12 inches of her hair at the event before she had her head completely shaved. Her two brothers, Trevor and Darrius, joined their sister and shaved their heads. Anna’s classmate, Reagan Helmick, helped raise $4,100 for St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a nonprofit that uses donations towards childhood cancer research.

Anna is in good company. Across the world in London, 9-year-old Mercedes set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for The Princess Trust, which provides real hair wigs to children and young adults under the age of 24 who have lost their hair to cancer and other illnesses. Mercedes surpassed her £350 fundraising goal, and plans to cut her hair on June 27th. She says on her page that she wants to donate to the organization because, “Every little girl is a princess.”

Way to go Anna and Mercedes! We are so inspired by you two. Just further proof of kids doing great things!

In addition to Wigs for Kids and the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, here are some other organizations to consider donating your hair:

Locks of Love: A public non-profit organization that gives hairpieces to kids under the age of 21 who are enduring long-term medical hair loss and facing financial difficulties.

Children with Hair Loss: A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that offers hair replacements at no cost to children and young adults impacted by medically-induced hair loss.

Hair We Share: A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides human hair wigs to children and teens suffering from medical hair loss.

Pantene Beautiful Lengths: An organization that partners with the American Cancer Society® Wig Bank to make and distribute wigs to help women battling cancer.

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Jonzi & Jiji