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Locks of Love *Giveaway*

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This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for stopping by. The winner is Amy. D. Congrats!

Hair (or lack of it) isn’t really something people think about it until they’re faced with a loss.  But if you think about it, hair is so much a part of a person’s appearance and identity.  How often have you identified a person by the color, length, and/or type of hair on their head?

This week, Supercuts has teamed up with LA-based radio station K-EARTH 101 and Paul Mitchell for Locks of Love Week, where donors who meet the not-for-profit organization’s guidelines will receive a free haircut and a Paul Mitchell Sculpting Brush at participating locations throughout Southern California.

Locks of Love uses donated hair and resources to provide custom-fitted hair pieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from medical hair loss.  It is through donations that the organization is able to provide these prosthetics free or on a sliding scale to these children in need.

This particular program drew inspiration from JoJo Lopez, a nine-year-old K-EARTH listener who wanted to donate her hair to help provide hairpieces to these children in need.  She reached out to the LA-based radio station who teamed up with Supercuts and Paul Mitchell to assist with the cause.

While this is only a local effort, Locks of Love is a national organization.  If you would like to make a donation, I encourage you to read through the guidelines.

You can read more about Locks of Love Week here.

Win It! One of you will win a $25 gift card to Supercuts. Simply leave me a comment telling me why this cause is important to you. Comments will close on August 8th, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST.

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No compensation was received for this post. Gift cards provided by Supercuts.

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158 Responses to Locks of Love *Giveaway*

  1. I’ve donated my own hair several times too and I think it is important because you can do just one small thing to make someone feel happy and better.

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  16. Having had a few friends loose their hair during cancer treatments, I know how tramatic it can be and how important having options to feel more normal during this time are

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  21. This cause is important bec I have a friend that is having to deal with cancer right now and she has lost all her hair from treatments. I have donated a few times. Right now, I have hair that is down to my waist and will be donating it to locks of love. I can give a person fitting cancer a small piece of something normal.

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  29. Its important to me because both my husband and myself have donated for years and years- hubby raised $200 for cutting his hair and then donated just a couple months ago. I have 2 more inches to go and it gets donates again. We see donating as something so simple to do!

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  33. I donated to Locks of Love once after my Grandma passed away. She wore a wig from her chemo/radiation treatments but as she didn’t have one that was very well made she mostly just wore a turban. I love that locks of love helps people be more confident.

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  40. My daughter has donated her hair several times to this cause. It helps the children feel so much better about themselves.

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  48. I’ve donated hair to Locks of Love and to Children with Hairloss http://www.childrenwithhairloss.us/
    It’s something that I can do to help make a difference in someone’s life. I asked my 3 year old daughter if she’d like to donate her hair with me next time. She said yes. She hasn’t had a haircut yet! Her hair is long enough to donate to Children with Hairloss – which requires 8″.

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  67. I think this is a wonderful gift for the children that have to lose their hair and are already going through a huge turmoil in their lives.

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  84. This cause it important to me because it helps children. It helps children boost their self confidence & esteem to have hair. I currently have short hair as I donated 12″ a few months ago.

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  88. This is a wonderful program and a very important one. When we have extra cash we donate to St. Jude’s Children hospital. These children are going through so much already and losing their hair. This give them more self-esteem and more courage.

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  94. I know people that donate their hair and it made me realize how important it is and how much it helps others.

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  103. A wonderful idea. I have several family members and friends who have lost their hair to cancer.
    dolniaks[at]consolidated[dot]net

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  104. We are a visual society and a cancer patient’s troubles should not be compounded with the need to appear visually appealing. Locks-of-Love delivers some peace in an otherwise turbulent situation.

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  105. My sister-in-law has been through chemo twice for Lymphoma and lost her hair. This is a cause very important to our family.
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    eswright18 at gmail dot com

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  114. It’s important to me because alot of people that I know and are dear to me have had cancer. It’s a battle some have won and others haven’t. I used to be a beautician and can’t imagine going through something as horrible as that and losing my hair. The locks of love helps those that need it by giving them some confidence and helping them feel better about themselves at a time they need it most.

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  115. It is wonderful to give people who have lost their hair the opportunity to receive a hairpiece and regain some sense of self esteem and dignity.

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  116. Its awesome for those going through so much to at least be able to feel pretty and good about themselves.

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  117. One of my friends’ sister had cancer. She lost her hair and had to get a wig, but she defeated the cancer. My friend now donates her hair regularly and she has inspired me to do the same.

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  118. This cause is important to me because it helps KIDS and helps their self esteem at a time when they really need it! My daughter’s hair was down to her waist and when she got it cut, she donated it to Locks of Love!

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  120. it’s great to be able to give hair to those that don’t have it. i wish i had the patience to grow mine long enough to donat.e

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  124. this cause is important to me because I have a scar on my head that isn’t too bad and I know how it’s like to have people staring at a scar, but it gets covered up when my hair gets thicker. It must suck to have to have a medical hair loss issue. Anyway, I could use a $25 hair cut. LOL.

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  125. Trichatillomania(uncontrollable hair pulling) runs in my family. Wearing wigs is one way to keep from pulling out the hair. My own daughter has donated her hair to Locks of Love before.

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  126. It is important to me because donating anything is important. Teaching your children that giving can be just as rewarding as receiving.

    lyndsey.rullman at hotmail dot com

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  133. I’m a woman who’s hair is very thin on the top of my head. It’s not completely a bald spot, but close. One day, I may have to use hair like this that is donated. For anyone who has lost their hair due to cancer, this is also wonderful. I’ve known a few women who have donated their long thick hair to groups such as this.

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  134. I was born with a facial birth defect and know how cruel kids can be even when they don’t mean to be. Even though I was going through surgeries and my scars were improving, it was still difficult. All I wanted was to be “normal” and live like a “normal” kid. I can only imagine that kids fighting illnesses and losing their hair must the same as I did. It is my honor to donate my hair every two years to these brave kids.

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  136. I think this is a great cause as my husband lost his hair when he was11 from a genetic medial condition and I know how looking different effected him in school.

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  137. this cause is important to me because i feel strongly that it’s nice to help people out, especially children

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  143. This cause is important because how you look has a lot to do with how you feel. If hair can help lift spirits, them it is a good thing!

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  146. I have family members recovering from cancer and this seems like a great way to help some children who have suffered from medical problems to feel better about themselves.

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  148. It is important to me because I have witnessed first hand someone losing their hair because of chemtherapy.

    brich22 at earthlink dot net

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  153. It’s important because kids want to fit in and it’s easier for kids to look ‘normal’ with this.
    Thanks for the contest.

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