If you follow me on Instagram (or even in blog posts), you probably notice that my hair is always in a bun on top of my head or in a long braid when when running. There is a very good reason for that.... Yes, my hair comes all the way down to my hips. Yes, it is hot. Yes, it is heavy. Over the past few years, I have now gone through 2 hair donation cycles and it is now time for number 3! In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month and in memory of my Aunt and Grandmother, I decided it was time to go ahead and let the shears go to my head for another donation. While I have always had longer hair most of my life, I started growing my hair out for donation purposes back in 2010. My hair grows pretty quickly and I have always enjoyed watching it grow and getting ready for my next donation cut. There are many different organizations that accept hair donations. After doing my research before my first donation, I decided that I wanted to work with Pantene Beautiful Lengths for my donation. There are a number of reasons that I selected this organization, but the one that stood out the most is that they work with the American Cancer Society to provide their hairpieces free of charge to those who have lost their hair during cancer treatments. The patients and their families have gone through enough emotionally and financially, why should they have to pay to have a wig and help them feel better about themselves. After a family friend received a wig from Beautiful Lengths while undergoing chemotherapy during her battle with breast cancer, my decision was even more special to me. Since 2006, Pantene Beautiful Lengths has provided over 42,000 wigs with over 800,000 ponytails donated (source: Pantene). In a quest to make the program even better and bigger than ever, they recently started their #8or8 campaign which encourages donating 8+ inches of hair or donating $8 to the Beautiful Lengths organization. While Pantene provides their wigs free of charge, there are still costs associated with making this all possible, so those who cannot donate hair can still help support the organization. As more hair donations come in, the costs to keep everything operating goes up as well. To learn more about #8or8, make a monetary donation, or to learn more about how you can make a hair donation, go to their website.
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