What started as a pact among second-graders has now morphed into an all-out community project as the Moorestown Wigs for Kids Challenge nears its 300th ponytail donation.
And Emily Lubin, who has helped shepherd the project for eight-plus years, got a first-hand look at the widening circle of those intent on donating hair for children’s wigs when she walked into a salon this month.
There to donate her third...
Back In August 2010 Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers and Mike from Cracker Farm posted a video showing them getting all of their hair cut off. This may seek like a strange thing to do, but they did it to help out an organization called Wigs For Kids. Wigs for kids accepts donations in the form of hair. They use hair to help out children who have hair loss due to chemotherapy, radiation treatments, alopecia, burns, or other medical circumstances...
"This is the story about a girl named Lyla who decided, when she was 5, to donate her hair to someone who didn't have any of their own.
Lyla's hair grew for years.
Lyla needed 13 inches of hair so that a wig could be made for someone who needed it.
Lyla had 15 inches of hair that she was willing to part with.
This is the story of a very generous girl named Lyla... who I love very much!"
To Whom it May Concern:
Enclosed with this letter is a bag with 4 ponytails in it that my daughter Maelana (8 years old) decided to donate to your group. I wanted to give you a little back story to go along with it...
