Our team was grateful for the opportunity to work with Caroline Enos, Globe Correspondent at the Boston Globe for the piece titled, “Cutting your hair at home amid coronavirus? Those locks could help a child cancer patient in need.”
From the piece:
“Don’t know what to do with your hair while salons stay closed? Grow it out for children in need and donate the locks to the nonprofits that support them.
‘Donating hair is absolutely a life changing experience,” said Jeffrey Paul, founder of Wigs for Kids. “I know it’s not life and death, but it could be life and death to a child’s personality and self-esteem.’
Wigs for Kids is a Ohio-based nonprofit that gives free handmade wigs to children who have lost their hair from cancer treatments or other health issues. But since the start of the pandemic, online monetary donations for the nonprofit are down 40 percent and hair donations have fallen 25 percent below weekly average.”
Kick Stand-Up will be the phrase used to kick off an annual event hosted by Local 1393 Motorcycle Club on May 13. Bikers from across the U.S. (300 strong) will converge in Brown County, Indiana for their annual ride and fundraiser. The ride starts at 12 Noon and will end at about 4:30 PM at […]
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The owners of Salon District Studios in Bakersfield, CA have chosen Wigs for Kids for fundraising activities this spring. The owners are Casey and Linda Rion, they held the grand opening of the business in November 2019. They have two locations with over 60 studios. Services offered at the various studios range from hair stylists, […]
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Wigs for Kids is pleased to once again participate in Family Kindness Day organized by Senders Pediatrics. On Sunday, April 30 (1-4 PM) hundreds of community members will join together at Beachwood High School to celebrate kindness. The event is designed to inspire students and their parents to see that no act of kindness is […]
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