Three local girls donate ‘locks of love’
Published: June 3, 2005
A big part of fashion right now is how a girl wears her hair, but many girls of all ages have decided that having long flowing locks all to themselves is not as important as helping girls who have lost their own hair.
A shorter hairstyle and helping those in need is a better alternative for some girls.
These are some of the many girls who have cut their hair and given it to the foundation called “Locks of Love.”
Archbishop Williams High School is the home to some of those girls.
Sophomore Laura Walsh, Michelle Arata of the Class of 2005, and Nicole Arata of the Class of 2002, all from Holbrook, have donated their long hair.
Another member of the Archbishop Williams community is soon to join this list.
Joy McCarthy, theology teacher, has been growing out her hair for this charity and will donate it after her June wedding.
Walsh first donated her hair when she was in the sixth grade. She cut off 11 inches that time and then 11 more this year.
She decided to give her hair to the charity again due to her own personal medical scare where hair loss could have been a consequence.
Thankfully, this problem was only a scare. However, it prompted Walsh to consider giving her hair again.
This real-life experience made her realize how important it is to help “Locks of Love” and the girls who benefit from it.
Walsh currently has shoulder-length hair, but is letting it grow. Maybe she will donate her hair for a third time in the future.
“It is so important to give to this charity,” Walsh said. “I am glad I could help.”
Michelle Arata donated her hair for the first time this past year. Her older sister, Nicole, who had already given once, inspired her.
The two sisters grew their hair out together for over a year and donated it on the same day.
Michelle cut off a foot of her hair, and Nicole cut off 10 inches.
After their hair cuts, they both had very short hair, but their change in appearance did not faze them.
The tw o sisters were glad that they could help a young girl suffering from hair loss.
Both sisters want to donate their hair again.
This will be Michelle’s second time and Nicole’s third.
“Locks of Love is a great charity,” Michelle said. “It is only hair to me - I can grow it back. But there are many girls who cannot do that, and I am glad that I could help them.”
McCarthy got interested in the charity this year. She had heard a lot about it and knew that many girls were donating their hair so she decided to research the organization for herself.
After reading online about what the charity does, she knew that she wanted to be a donator. She immediately decided to grow her hair out and will cut off 10 inches this summer.
It is simple for a person to donate their hair to “Locks of Love,” and it benefits many children.
“Locks of Love” is a nonprofit organization that strives to help girls who have lost their hair due to long-term illnesses.
Alopecia areata is the leading illness of the children who receive free wigs from “Locks of Love.” This illness has no cure.
“Locks of Love” does not just a give a girl a wig. This charity gives her back the confidence and self-respect that she lost with losing her hair.
The people who donate to this charity are making life-changing differences in the these young girls’ lives.
Walsh, the Arata sisters, and McCarthy are among the many who have helped to change a girl’s life by simply cutting their hair.
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