Fundraising Stories

Click to read article: Community Partners Join Forces with Cut-A-Thon & Back-to-School Haircuts'

Community Partners Join Forces with Cut-A-Thon & Back-to-School Haircuts

The 2nd annual It’s a Hair-Raising Experience was recently held at St. Ambrose Parish in Brunswick, OH. This meaningful and fun-filled event had 9 hair donors, for a financial gift provided 17 Back-to-School haircuts, and featured raffle baskets. To top the day off some very special visitors joined the fun – Cleveland Guardian mascots, Slider, Mustard, Ketchup and […]

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Click to read article: Cabana Life & Hair to Help Host Sample Sale Benefiting Wigs For Kids'

Cabana Life & Hair to Help Host Sample Sale Benefiting Wigs For Kids

Cabana Life is hosting a sample sale and has partnered with a student-led club called Hair to Help at Point Vedra High School to direct 10% of sales to Wigs For Kids. Thank You Hair to Help and Cabana Life for your generosity! You are truly helping our children! If you are a stylist interested […]

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Click to read article: M2L Performance Fundraiser – A Donation 7 Years in the Making'

M2L Performance Fundraiser – A Donation 7 Years in the Making

Garrison has been growing his hair for the past seven years and has decided it is time for a new look, and has chosen to donate his hair to Wigs For Kids. Along with his hair donation, Garrison is fundraising to help offset the cost of the production of a hair replacement system (wig) for […]

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Click to read article: Second Life Hair Fair 2024 Raises Over $14,000 for Wigs For Kids'

Second Life Hair Fair 2024 Raises Over $14,000 for Wigs For Kids

This year marked the 18th annual Hair Fair event in Second Life, a charity event collecting donations for Wigs For Kids through purchases made from participants and donations made directly to kiosks. The Hair Fair has partnered with Wigs For Kids since 2010, raising funds and awareness to help children in need. 2024 had an incredible turnout, […]

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Click to read article: Hydrate for Change – Join Us in Our Partnership with Drip'

Hydrate for Change – Join Us in Our Partnership with Drip

Drip is a maker of a lead-free reusable water bottles — keeping your water cold for up to 36 hours. They have partnered with 10 charities for their 10 Colors, 10 Charities, 10% campaign, with Wigs For Kids being one of the selected charities. Wigs For Kids water bottles have teal lids and come in […]

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Click to read article: Kathy’s Cuts — The Impact of a Hair Donation'

Kathy’s Cuts — The Impact of a Hair Donation

This inspiring story is about one person who chose to donate her hair 15 years ago to what has become an annual Cut-A-Thon, involving three hair salons, and this year collecting 88 hair donations. In 2008 Kathy Romano, co-host of the 93.3 WMMR morning show decided she wanted a shorter hair style, but she also […]

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Click to read article: Dad Takes the Challenge'

Dad Takes the Challenge

After shaving his head for years, Carl’s boys challenged him to grow his hair for donation. He accepted the challenge and has spent the last 3 years growing it out to donate to Wigs for Kids. Now that he’s ready to have his ponytail harvested, Carl has decided to raise money to cover the production […]

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Click to read article: Marines Donate Hair for Wigs for Kids'

Marines Donate Hair for Wigs for Kids

Marines Christopher and Justin wanted to make an impact to help children with hair loss, by donating their hair. Along with their hair donation they held a bidding competition amongst friends over the course of two months. The highest bidder made the first cut. They gathered together on May 5 at Lil Bits Tavern in […]

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Click to read article: Stylist Combines Cut-A-Thon, Fundraiser, & Community to Support Wigs For Kids'

Stylist Combines Cut-A-Thon, Fundraiser, & Community to Support Wigs For Kids

Hair stylists, community partners, and hair donors joined forces to positively impact children’s lives. Erinn Lampert from Mario’s Hairstyling & Barber (Brunswick, OH), and a Hair Donation Specialist for Wigs For Kids organized and co-hosted a Cut-A-Thon and fundraiser along with Saint Ambrose Parish in Brunswick, OH. Thanks to their efforts 10 individuals donated their hair, […]

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About Wigs For Kids

Wigs For Kids is a nonprofit organization that helps children experiencing hair loss stemming from chemotherapy, radiation therapy, alopecia, trichotillomania, burns, and other medical causes. Stylists and regular people just like you work together to give recipients the self-esteem and self-image they deserve.


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