Children With Hair Loss, Inc

It's been 4 years since Tom cut his hair and it was time for a change. So he got a BIG haircut!

However, he didn't want his hair to go to waste. So, he donated it to a charity called Children with Hair Loss. This organization provides wigs to children who have lost their hair due to medical conditions. Any donation is appreciated and will help this wonderful cause.

Tom has donated 18 inches of his hair in memory of his grandfather (Poppy), who passed away earlier this year.

More information about Children With Hair Loss, Inc: Children With Hair Loss (CWHL) is a non-profit organization providing human hair replacements at no cost to over 600 children, teens, and young adults per year facing medically-related hair loss. When a child's hair is lost due to cancer treatments, alopecia, trichotillomania, burns, etc., the painful effects are far deeper than cosmetic. Thanks to the many donors and volunteers, CWHL is able to maintain their pledge that no child will ever pay for hair replacement.

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Children With Hair Loss, Inc, and any donation will help make an impact.

As many of you may know, I’ve been growing my hair out for quite a while now. The reason I’ve been growing my hair out is to donate it to a child suffering from a disease that causes hair loss. As some of you know, I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma twice (1987 and 2021). I was fortunate enough to not have to go through chemo and therefore didn’t lose any hair. I’d like to try and cover the administrative costs for the child that receives my hair so that he/she won’t have to pay anything. The cost of that is approximately $3000. I’m soliciting donations to help offset those costs. Once I hit my goal, I’ll be cutting my hair and sending it in to Children With Hair Loss (see below). Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Children With Hair Loss, Inc: Children With Hair Loss (CWHL) is a non-profit organization providing human hair replacements at no cost to children and young adults facing medically-related hair loss. When a child's hair is lost due to cancer treatments, alopecia, trichotillomania, burns, etc., the painful effects are far deeper than cosmetic. The cost to provide these services is up to $3,000 per child. Thanks to the many donors and volunteers, CWHL is able to maintain their pledge that no child will ever pay for hair replacement.

My name is Mara, I am 10 years old and I want to donate my hair to make a wig for someone who needs it, but I would also like to raise enough money to help make it.I will donate the hair and the funds raised at the end of May. My ponytail is about 12 inches, I hope it will grow a bit more still before the donation.

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Children With Hair Loss, Inc, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Children With Hair Loss, Inc: Children With Hair Loss (CWHL) is a non-profit organization providing human hair replacements at no cost to children and young adults facing medically-related hair loss. When a child's hair is lost due to cancer treatments, alopecia, trichotillomania, burns, etc., the painful effects are far deeper than cosmetic. The cost to provide these services is up to $3,000 per child. Thanks to the many donors and volunteers, CWHL is able to maintain their pledge that no child will ever pay for hair replacement.

I'll finally be chopping off 3 years of my hair on April 21st! While donating my hair is extremely helpful to the cause, the organization still has operating costs that go along with processing the hair, making the wigs, and sending out care packages (hair ties, wraps, combs, etc.) with all their care packages!!

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Children With Hair Loss, Inc, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Children With Hair Loss, Inc: Children With Hair Loss (CWHL) is a non-profit organization providing human hair replacements at no cost to children and young adults facing medically-related hair loss. When a child's hair is lost due to cancer treatments, alopecia, trichotillomania, burns, etc., the painful effects are far deeper than cosmetic. The cost to provide these services is up to $3,000 per child. Thanks to the many donors and volunteers, CWHL is able to maintain their pledge that no child will ever pay for hair replacement.

My name is Amar Issa and I was diagnosed with Alopecia at 9. For those who don't know, Alopecia is an autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack hair follicles that it mistakenly sees as a threat. In short, this causes partial or complete hair loss. Growing up and dealing with this situation impacted me mentally and emotionally. Feeling like I was the only one dealing with this type of struggle, I frequently felt alone. However, moving forward in life, I realized having a community and support system is one of the main things that has made this process easier. Although it isn't quite understood by others what it's like to have this type of struggle, having the support and contribution is more than anyone could ask for. My goal is to bring some change to those struggling with hair loss by creating this Gofundme and seeking donations to help families receive wigs and hairpieces. This act of support will make children around the country who struggle deeply with this issue feel a part of something. Every situation in life should be turned into an example of positivity, and through the action of donating and people contributing, alot can be done.

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising this money to benefit Children With Hair Loss, Inc, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for contributing to this cause, which means so much to me.

More information about Children With Hair Loss, Inc: Children With Hair Loss (CWHL) is a non-profit organization providing human hair replacements at no cost to children and young adults facing medically-related hair loss. When a child's hair is lost due to cancer treatments, alopecia, trichotillomania, burns, etc., the painful effects are far deeper than cosmetic. The cost to provide these services is up to $3,000 per child. CWHL can maintain its pledge that no child will ever pay for hair replacement, thanks to the many donors and volunteers.

Hello friends and family! It has been a long 2+ years (no pun intended) since I’ve gotten a fresh haircut. The hair now has a life of its own!

I’m ready to cut it, but first, I need your help! Help me raise $5,000 for an awesome organization called Children with Hair Loss. They are a 501c3 non-profit org that provides human hair replacements at no cost for children and young adults facing medically-related hair loss.

Why? For starters, we’re keeping it in the hair theme. Most importantly, a replacement care kit can cost up to $5,000 per child. It’s hard enough for any kid to cope with hair loss; the high costs make it virtually impossible. So, I’m looking for your support to help a kid in need!

As a bonus, your contributions are tax-deductible! Plus when we hit our goal of $5,000, I can finally get my hair cut ✂️ and donate my precious locks!

Can I count on you to help reach this goal? Any amount will help, and (aside from the fees for GoFundMe) everything goes directly to Children with Hair Loss.

Thank you!

By definition, a coach is someone whose job is to teach people to improve—to provide training that helps prepare them for something. As a Girls on the Run coach, I strive to help girls grow their confidence, stand up for themselves, and give back to their communities. I became a GOTR coach to help transform and strengthen the next generation of girls—to make a difference.

 

But every now and then, those of us who are called to be coaches and teachers, get to experience the flip side of the coin when we find the roles reversed and ourselves changed by one extraordinary child. A child who possesses a black belt in courage and compassion. A child who is so sweet, sassy, and strong that she changes YOUR life forever. This child’s name is Lucy. She is eight years old and in 3rd grade at Van Pelt Elementary School. She is a natural performer and born to be center stage. She excels at Karate and enjoys being part of our Girls on the Run team. Her favorite subject is Math. She hit her first home run for her softball team last year. She loves her family and will proudly tell you that she has two of the best big sisters in the world. She can enchant an audience with her secret talent of spitting out water from her mouth like a Bellagio fountain. She is beautiful and spunky with a gigantic heart. Lucy also has a condition called Alopecia.

 

Alopecia is an autoimmune disorder that causes your hair to come out, often in clumps. When you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system attacks your body. With alopecia, the hair follicles are attacked, which results in hair loss. The amount of hair loss varies dramatically among individuals. Sometimes your hair grows back and sometimes it doesn’t. Doctors don't know why it happens. Lucy and her family have been swept up in an emotional whirlwind since the moment the first noticeable clump of Lucy’s hair fell from her head. Desperately searching for answers, her parents were sent spinning helplessly round and round on a tilt a whirl of doctor appointments and specialist consults–one being a five-hour trip away from home. Lucy’s faith was tested as she endured countless blood draws and endless questions from physicians but she demonstrated unwavering strength and fortitude.

 

To date, the root cause of Lucy’s Alopecia remains a mystery and specific information regarding additional autoimmune disorders is inconclusive. But Lucy is healthy and happy. And even though her life has been turned upside down by her diagnosis, with the support and encouragement from family, friends, and her Girls on the Run team, Lucy’s star power remains brightly shining despite this roller coaster ride of ups and downs called Alopecia.

 

The ability to activate Star Power in ourselves and others is one of many tools taught at Girls on the Run. GOTR is a nonprofit organization that creatively integrates running with life-skills based lessons using a confidence building curriculum to empower girls in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Each season, every GOTR team completes a community impact project, allowing the girls to help others and contribute to our community and the world. Our team has been beyond inspired by how Lucy has stood tall and steadfast in the face of adversity. Over the course of the past several months, Lucy has lost nearly 100% of her natural vibrant red locks. Yet she continues to be one of the most confident, joyful, and optimistic children I have ever had the privilege of knowing.

 

When we approached Lucy and her family to discuss how we could use our GOTR Community Impact Project to honor her battle with Alopecia, Lucy’s selfless request was that we pay it forward to the organization that has helped her keep her smile—the non-profit charity, Children with Hair Loss! Children with Hair Loss helps children regain the feeling of self-assuredness they need to get their grins beaming by providing, free of charge, a beautiful human hair replacement and care kit.

 

Therefore, we are so excited to announce that our Girls on the Run team has chosen Children with Hair Loss to be the recipient of our community impact project fundraising campaign. As a tribute to Lucy and her tremendous courage and positivity, we will be calling our project “Locks for Lucy.” But it could just as easily be named ‘Locks from Lucy’ since it is her passion to help others through acts of kindness that conceived this project.

 

She has advocated for alopecia awareness in her school and hopes this project will spread this information throughout our city. Lucy wants to help ensure that every other little girl (or boy) with hair loss has access to free human hair replacement too! And while we may not be able to reach every girl, we are confident that our Girls on the Run team will be able to make this happen for at least one girl or boy. And that’s a step in the right direction!

 

The mission statement at Children with Hair Loss reads, “Covering young heads to heal young hearts.” Together, we have the ability to make that vision a reality in the life of one extraordinary child—a child just like our Lucy! But we cannot do it without your help! Please consider donating to our “Locks for Lucy” GoFundMe page and help us reach our goal! No amount is too small and every penny is appreciated. And if you cannot contribute at this time, you can still do your part to help by sharing this page with anyone and everyone you know! Because every child deserves to have their Star Power activated!

Saturday May 7th 6pm-10pm We will be hosting a cut-a-thon and concert all in one night! Join us for an evening of music, glamour and fun while we raise money for a great cause at Vandross Hair Design 2474 N Lincoln Ave. There will be a $20 suggested donation at the door. 

Hair services will be available by appointment only. Text the Vandross Hotline 7734595511 Or book directly with your favorite stylist. Prices may vary for salon services.

We will also have libations for donations!

This will be a cashless event. QR codes will be used and all money will be directed to this gofundme account so it goes directly to CWHL. 

More information about Children With Hair Loss, Inc: Children With Hair Loss (CWHL) is a non-profit organization providing human hair replacements at no cost to children and young adults facing medically-related hair loss. When a child's hair is lost due to cancer treatments, alopecia, trichotillomania, burns, etc., the painful effects are far deeper than cosmetic. The cost to provide these services is up to $3,000 per child. Thanks to the many donors and volunteers, CWHL is able to maintain their pledge that no child will ever pay for hair replacement

Hello! My name is Matthew and I have been growing my hair for 2.5 years to get it to a length so I can donate it to others in need. The 22nd Oct is when I will be cutting it off! (We are now at 30cms - 12 inches). I shaved my head completely for Starlight Childrens Foundation and decided from that day on I will grow it out to donate my hair and also raise money at the same time. Children With Hair Loss is a non-profit organization that provides human hair replacements at no cost to children and young adults facing medically-related hair loss and all donations are going to them. Every dollar counts and my work is kind enough to match 100% of whatever we raise! Thank you for the love and support. Lets help some others in need. #CutPassLove is the # for this movement for Children with Hair Loss.