Area women letting hair down for Locks of Love donations
Published: June 19, 2005
Approximately 90 or more inches of hair will be donated to Locks of Love, an organization that makes hairpieces for children who have lost their hair because of illness, in a hair-cutting event at this year’s Relay for Life, Aug. 12-13.
This year two Fairview Relay for Life teams, which have been active since last year, are joining forces in fundraising efforts to maximize their impact and fun at this year’s event.
For more than a year, several women on the Early Birds and Lots of Love teams have been growing their hair out to donate to Locks of Love with plans to have a hair-cutting ceremony at Relay for Life.
“About a year and a half ago, a few of us started thinking about growing our hair out to donate to the Locks of Love, which makes wigs for cancer survivors,” said Kim Syth, Lots of Love team captain. “We had about nine total participating. Some of the younger girls couldn’t wait and already got their hair cut, but will still donate it with the rest of us.”
Area beauticians have agreed to donate their services at this year’s event to cut the hair of those who are donating to Locks of Love. Currently, there are still six members who plan to have their hair cut at a scheduled time during the Relay for Life event.
“Anyone else looking to donate hair to the Locks of Love is welcome to join in. You don’t even have to be a part of a team. Just let us know so that we have an idea for those beauticians who are kind enough to donate their services at the Relay for Life,” Syth said.
The two teams have been on the ball since the end of last year’s Relay for Life, actively preparing for this year’s event with fundraising and brainstorming ideas.
“We decided to join forces because the more people, the more exciting it is. We had one team last year with 15 people. This year we had 19, so we decided to have two teams and work together,” Syth said.
The two teams will sell ice cream at “Hamburgers in the Park,” a Fairview event held every other Friday in Sharbono Park starting Friday. In addition to selling ice cream, the teams will hold a yard sale July 8 in the gazebo at Sharbono Park. The team has also organized an art auction.
So far the Fairview teams have successfully raised money through a variety of events, including a yard sale in Williston, a bake sale, and selling Blow-pop suckers and hearts.
They will also be conducting fundraisers in Sidney during the July Jamboree.
The team is continuing the sale of Blow-pop suckers for 25 cents each or five for a $1, and God’s Creation calendars.
Relay for Life event organizers are encouraging people to organize teams now. They hope to keep up the tradition of increasing team numbers from the previous year and increasing the total amount of funds raised for the National Cancer Society. Approximately 60 percent of all funds raised stays in the community as funding for programs for area cancer patients, their families and survivors.
Relay for Life is scheduled Aug. 12-13 from 7 p.m.-7 a.m. at the Sidney High School football field. Teams will be raising funds during the weeks leading up to the event.
Organizers encourage the public to support the fundraising efforts of teams, which in turn supports those in Richland County who have been directly touched by cancer.
Teams consisting of eight to 18 people will create theme camps around the track. Spectators are encouraged to come see the traditionally zany encampments and the luminary ceremony, which will feature photographs on a large over-head screen of those people honored on the luminaries.
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