Sixth grade student cuts long locks for children in need
Published: June 7, 2007
Destiny Foister, a sixth-grader at Sevierville Middle School, just wants to lend a helping hand.
With her mother, classmates and teachers looking on, Destiny had her long, brown hair cut to shoulder length to benefit Locks of Love, a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to children under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss.
The donated hair is used to create hair prosthetics. Most of the children helped by the organization have lost their hair due to a rare medical condition called alopecia areata, which has no known cause or cure. The hair helps restore self-esteem and confidence.
According to the Locks of Love Web site, its mission statement is to “return a sense of self, confidence and normalcy to children suffering from hair loss by utilizing donated ponytails to provide the highest quality hair prosthetics to financially disadvantaged children. The children receive hair prostheses free of charge or on a sliding scale, based on financial need.”
“I just wanted to help other kids,” Destiny said, minutes before getting a haircut from her teacher, Kim Graybeal.
“I’m excited. I’m tired of brushing that long hair,” her mother, Christy Gibson, said with a laugh. “She decided she wanted to do it. Her little sister is actually going to grow her hair out long and do it, too.”
Graybeal, who teaches sixth-grade math, praised Destiny for her actions.
“It makes me very proud of her, that she would step out in her community and lend a helping hand,” she said. “She actually received our citizenship award today.”
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