Nine-year-old gives locks of love
When it came time for nine-year-old Domonique Castaneda to consider a new hairdo for the summer, she surprised her parents by wanting her long hair cut short. »
Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006
Friday, Aug. 11, 2006
Teen donates hair to Locks of Love
She didn’t want to, but she went through with it. »
Friends Shave Heads for Chemotherapy Patient
Love your hair? Three young women from Savannah love a friend even more. They all took the shaved look yesterday so they can look like a friend from church who’s going through chemotherapy. »
Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006
Hair today, gone tomorrow
It was a hair-raising experience, and all for a good cause. »
Thursday, Jul. 27, 2006
Sisters donate to Locks of Love
Amanda Watson always admired her big sister and wanted to be just like her. So when big sister Cali began thinking months ago about cutting her hair, Amanda saw her big chance. For Amanda, however, achieving her big sister’s likeness wasn’t so much about cutting her hair as it was donating it. »
A little girl makes a big donation
On Sunday a southeast Iowa girl donated a “piece of herself,” so to say, to Locks of Lov1e. The program is a nonprofit organization that provides hair pieces to children that experience medical hair loss. »
Wednesday, Jul. 12, 2006
7-year-old helps others by donating to ‘Locks of Love’
Rebekah Johnson, a seven-year-old resident of Jacksonville, read an article in the Jacksonville Daily Progress sometime ago about two twin girls donating their hair to the “Locks of Love” Donation Center. »
Tuesday, Jul. 11, 2006
The Lockes of love
They say there’s never anything good on television anymore, but six years ago there was and it likely changed the lives of millions of medically afflicted youths around the country. »
Friday, Jul. 7, 2006
Brothers prove boys can donate locks of hair, too
When Amsterdam Elementary School student Ian McCarthy came home from school last year and told his mother that he wanted to grow his hair 11 inches long to donate to the Locks of Love, his mother, Janet, said she was proud of him. »
Wednesday, Jul. 5, 2006
Calgary girl performs act of loving kindness
An 11-year-old Calgary girl has cut off her long golden locks and donated them to Angel Hair For Kids, which will help transform her snipped-off hair into wigs for children who need them. »
Monday, Jul. 3, 2006
Kids give Locks of Love
Unlike many young women who have a head full of hair and can’t do a thing with it, Amanda Brouilette has a plan. »
Thursday, Jun. 1, 2006
All Saints Locks of Love donation an act of ’sheer’ generosity
The assembly hall of All Saints Episcopal School erupted with cheering and applause on Monday, May 22, as four students and one teacher contributed at least 50 inches of their own hair to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization providing hair pieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from any type of medical hair loss in the United States and Canada. »
Wednesday, May. 31, 2006
Showing shear selflessness
The first thing you noticed was that the moms were a lot more freaked out than the girls. »
Thursday, May. 25, 2006
Ponytails of hope
As Beauty Bar hairstylist Alisa Wallace worked her scissors through 9-year-old Erica Eyler’s ponytails, Erica squeezed her eyes shut anxiously. »
Wednesday, May. 24, 2006
Waist-length hair goes a long way
True to her word, Jacquie Tschekalin shaved her long hair before a cheering crowd on Thursday afternoon in front of Huntsville’s Civic Square. »
Monday, May. 22, 2006
Five teachers, 30 students contribute hair
It’s only hair. It grows back. »
Saturday, May. 20, 2006
Teens express spirit of love with haircuts
In the Bible, Samson loses his strength when he cuts off his hair. But at Warner Robins High School, five young people who cut off their hair didn’t lose their power - they used their hair to empower others. »
Thursday, May. 18, 2006
Girls cut hair for Locks of Love
Two young girls recently braved the blade and got nearly a foot of their hair cut off to donate to Locks of Love, a group that collects hair to make wigs for children and adults with cancer. »
Friday, May. 12, 2006
Locks donated with love, a few tears, and a smile
On Wednesday, May 10, an emotional Rosa E. Foldi donated 19 inches of hair to Locks of Love. Locks of Love provides wigs for people with cancer. In order for hair to be donated, it must be at least 10 inches long. »
Monday, Apr. 24, 2006
Girls lop off hair for Locks of Love
In September, members of Girl Scout Troop 145 decided they wanted to make a sacrifice to help those less fortunate. »
Thursday, Apr. 20, 2006
Never stop giving
Sophia Fettig, 12, is a giver. Even as her future remained uncertain as she lay in the pediatrics unit at North Colorado Medical Center suffering from a second stroke, Sophia continued to bless others. »
Saturday, Apr. 15, 2006
Girls donate locks on live TV
Four Chandler girls ages 6-12 will be guests on the Fox 10 morning newscast Wednesday, where they will have much of their hair cut off live on the air to promote awareness of the non-profit group Locks of Love. »
Thursday, Apr. 13, 2006
12yo donates for Locks of Love
Nicole Holman wanted to make a difference. »
Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2006
Fifth-grader gives a gift to other children
Holley Thompson says her hair is a lot easier to take care of these days. »
Thursday, Apr. 6, 2006
Hair-raising event donates 2,131 inches
After moving to Connecticut last month, former Wilson student Allie Spratt, 11, said it was important to return to Berks County and have 10 inches of her hair cut off and donated to other kids. »
Monday, Apr. 3, 2006
Volunteers Donate Hair to Locks of Love
A nationally known charity is getting some help from right here in Eastern Iowa. Locks of Love is an organization that collects hair from all over the country to make wigs for children suffering from hair loss. NewsChannel Seven’s John Wilmer learns how one business and dozens of volunteers are making their donations an inch at a time. »
Sunday, Apr. 2, 2006
Volunteers lose their locks for a good cause
Samantha Olson winced as the clippers took their first bite of her long, blond hair. The wince gave way to a forced smile as the buzzing cutters traced her head and chewed through the 19-year-old’s shoulder-length locks. »
Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2006
Residents give ‘Locks of Love’
Residents from throughout Connecticut donated their time and their hair on Monday to help children suffering from cancer. »
Saturday, Mar. 25, 2006
Kevin Federline’s good (deed) hair day
Britney Spears’ husband has donated his hair to charity. »
Good hair day: Students yield locks for ailing children who lost theirs
St. Ursula Academy senior Emily Czarka sat down yesterday morning, clutched the hands of her friends, and prepared to say good-bye to something most girls her age hold very dear. »