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If Everyone Gave $1 We Could Help Wigs for Kids Raise $1800 or More

February 8, 2012 by Momstart 12 Comments

A friend of mine from MOMS Club of Woodinville has asked for some help raising money for Wigs for Kids. She spent a few years growing her hair out and has finally grown enough in the length to donate enough hair but the cost to make every wig is extremely high. So in order to make her contribution even better she’s trying to raise the entire amount to make the wig. Here’s her story…….

As some of you may know, I’ve been growing my hair for a couple of years. After my hair got so long, it seemed like such a waste to cut it off a little at a time and just sweep it up and throw it away. So I thought it would be a great idea to cut my long hair all at once and donate it to a cause that would turn it into a wig for someone who had lost their hair due to illness or accident. My friend Rachel suggested a charity called Wigs for Kids, which creates custom cranial prosthesis for children at no cost to the child’s family. I couldn’t think of a better use for my hair than to give it to a child!

angie's hair

According to the Wigs for Kids Website:

When Children lose their hair, whether as a result of medical treatments, health conditions, or burn accidents, they don’t just suffer physically. The change in their appearance can drastically undermine their self-image and sabotage their self-esteem. To combat this additional trauma, Certified Cosmetic TherapistTM Jeffrey Paul founded Wigs for Kids, a nonprofit organization that has been serving children suffering from hair loss since 1981.

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Photo of Angie’s hair after it was cut

Wigs for Kids is a cooperative effort among Certified Cosmetic Therapists throughout North America who share a common goal. "Children shouldn’t have to worry about how they look, especially when they’re in the middle of a health crisis," says Jeffrey Paul. "We want to give these kids the opportunity to feel good about themselves again."

The value of each individually designed hair system ranges from $1,500 – $3,000. "These are custom-made hair replacements," says Jeffrey Paul. "Each prosthesis is hand-tied and is made completely from human hair. We make sure they look just like a child’s own hair."
They won’t come off on the baseball field or in the playground," he adds. "Kids can count on them. And because kids look just the way they did before, they feel better about themselves. They look in the mirror and their eyes light up. To see that light in their eyes-that’s priceless."

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Each wig costs about $1800 in labor and materials to make, not including the hair Angie is donating. Like I said before she’d like to send as much of that money along with my hair donation as possible and she needs our help to reach that goal. Can you help her reach her fundraising goal of $1800? I have over 20,000 Twitter followers, and 1800 Facebook friends and almost 5000 Facebook fans, we should be able to help her easily. She set up a fundraising page at FirstGiving.com to raise that money and you can send it directly to Wigs For Kids to if you like. Thanks for any donation you can make!

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Comments

  1. Summer says

    February 8, 2012 at 12:11 pm

    How great of you to post this Louise! Angie, what an awesome donation (of hair) and full little ralley for a child’s wig!

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  2. Tricia Nightowlmama says

    February 8, 2012 at 12:59 pm

    My daughter has donated her hair twice and it makes her feel good to help out.
    thanks for sharing your experience. Helping spread the word

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  3. ellen says

    February 8, 2012 at 1:00 pm

    My husband and I have both donated our hair for years and years- and I havent heard of this one yet- very cool and you lopped off ALOT of hair! (you look cute BTW) I am always amazed by the amount the wigs run, but the smile it would give a child is priceless!!

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  6. MomStart says:
    February 8, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    I Just donated $20.00 How much can you give? http://t.co/TPGgWpAe #Charity

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    February 8, 2012 at 8:44 pm

    RT @MomStart: I Just donated $20.00 How much can you give? http://t.co/Z8zPdwnR #Charity

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  8. yufit says:
    February 8, 2012 at 8:56 pm

    @MomStart thanks for the info! We just donated $20.00 as well. Thankful for your own healthy hair? Give back. #charity http://t.co/EnV9kRMI

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    February 8, 2012 at 9:00 pm

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