Locks of Love

"11 inches gone! Locks of Love gets another donation!" cheers Alycia Anderson, 365 Days of Service, Kailua Chapter representative.

The mission of Locks of Love 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." Locks of Love donates hairpieces to youth and young adults under the age of 21 across the US and Canada who suffer from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. Alopecia, an auto-immune disorder causing hair follicles to shut down, and cancer, are the top two diagnoses of children who receive Locks of Love hairpieces.

Know a child who might receive a hairpiece? Or interested in donating your hair? Visit the Locks of Love website for more information.

Guidelines for donating your hair:

• Acceptable hair: cut hair stored in a ponytail or braid; colored or permed; cut years ago and is usable in a stored ponytail or braid.
• Unusable hair: hair that has been bleached; swept off the floor; shaved off and not in a ponytail or braid; dreadlocks.
• 10 inches minimum, tip to tip
• Layered hair is acceptable if longest layer is 10 inches long
• Curly hair may be pulled straight to measure 10 inches long