Never too young to make a difference
Published: December 22, 2005
A very excited Dana Bamburg recently climbed up in the chair at Tami’s Hairquarters to get her hair cut. Her long, thick red hair hung down well below her waist.
“She wanted to help the little kids that are sick,” said her mother, Marianna Bamburg.
Tami Bane, owner-stylist of Tami’s Hairquarters, brushed Dana’s hair and pulled it into a pony tail secured with a rubberband.
The clipping began, and with the first snip, Marianna Bamburg began to cry.
“It’s the first time she’s had her hair cut. She’s had it trimmed, but not cut,” she said.
A full 12 inches of locks were secured to be sent to Locks of Love. Young Dana was excited and had been looking forward to having her hair cut.
“Helping the little kids makes me happy,” Dana told her mother.
Charles Bamburg, Dana’s father, said, “I’m so proud of her.”
He told her she looked like a new little girl.
Dana is looking forward to Christmas - she’s asking for a horse.
And she says she wants to let her hair grow again so she can donate it again.
“I want to help the kids,” she said.
Locks of Love is a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under the age of 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss.
They meet a unique need for children by using donated hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics.
The prosthetics provide help to restore their self-esteem and confidence, enabling them to face the world and their peers.
The organization, which began in 1997, has helped over 1,000 children since its first year of operation. Thousands of bundles of donated hair arrive from around the country as a result of national publicity Locks of Love receives in newspapers, magazines and television programs.
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