A gift of love
Published: May 28, 2005
When it comes to receiving presents, the more personal the gift, the more the gift is usually appreciated. And gifts couldn’t get much more personal than the one an 8-year-old Pauls Valley girl recently decided to bestow in order to bless the lives of others.
“My daughter, Kaylie, was staying with her Nana and Papa last Christmas. Her Nana was brushing Kaylie’s hair and said it was so beautiful and getting so long she should consider donating it to Locks Of Love,” said Connie Upton.
“Kaylie asked what Locks Of Love was and her Nana told her it was a non-profit organization that provides hair pieces to financially disadvantaged children with diseases that cause their hair to fall out.”
After thinking over what her grandmother had said, Kaylie decided to donate her hair and brought the idea up to her mother, who looked a little further into the humanitarian program.
“We searched on the Internet for more information about Locks Of Love. One requirement of donating hair was it had to be at least 10 inches long. This has not always been an easy process,” her mom explained.
“She has been playing softball and with the warm weather there has been several times she has wanted to cut her hair. But she made a commitment to help a less-fortunate child and she determined to do her part by letting it grow.”
After five long months and numerous hot afternoons on the ball field, Kaylie finally made her way to Belinda’s Style Shop this past week to have her ponytail snipped off - all in the name of love.
Kaylie’s kind deed has served as such an inspiration to those around her, twin sister, Amanda, has decided to follow in her sibling’s footsteps by donating some of her own lovely locks.
“They’re twins, but Kaylie’s hair is so blond and Amanda’s is brown. We were looking at some of the kids on the Internet who needed hair and Amanda said, ‘I think they need brown hair like mine, too,’” Connie Upton recalled.
“Now Kaylie’s sister wants to do it. When Kaylie got hers cut, Amanda only got hers trimmed so it would grow out long and even. It probably won’t be long enough to donate until next spring, but she has made up her mind to do it, too.”
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