Eight-year-old April Wilson recently got her haircut for a great cause.
The third grade student at North Sashabaw Elementary donated her hair to the Locks of Love charity. April got the idea from her teacher Mrs. Randolph.
‘She has wanted to cut her hair for a couple years but I did not let her,? mother Michele Wilson said.
The Wilson family lives in Independence Township.
Locks of Love is a not-for-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under the age of 18 with medical hair loss. These custom-fitted hair prosthetics are provided free of charge or on a sliding scale to children whose families meet the Locks of Love Board of Directors guidelines.
Donors provide the hair, volunteers staff the office, and the manufacturer hand-assembles each piece, which requires approximately four months.
The organization, which began in 1997, has helped more than 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.
Anyone interested in learning more about the charity or who wants to donate can call (888) 896-1588 or visit www.locksoflove.org.