I had the honor of photographing such a meaningful event on June 12,2011. As the club photographer for the Garden State Rotary I have been lucky enough to meet wonderful new people as well as be involved in exciting programs. The Locks for Love event we hosted was no exception. I was so in awe of the amazing people who so selflessly stepped up and donated their hair for such an important cause.
As explained on the website: "Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada under age 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. We meet a unique need for children by using donated hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics. Most of the children helped by Locks of Love have lost their hair due to a medical condition called alopecia areata, which has no known cause or cure. The prostheses we provide help to restore their self-esteem and their confidence, enabling them to face the world and their peers."
The ladies from the salon, Hands Down by Rebecca were so friendly and talented turning out some adorable styles. Check out some of these fun before and after photos.
For the people who didn't have long enough locks we had other fun to provided with many wonderful donations and face painting for the little ones. As you can see our adult volunteers had fun with the tattoo painting as well.
It was the little ones that impressed me the most though! We had quite a few lovely little ladies that were so excited to be able to help others just by getting their hair cut. Below are photos of these shining stars. When children donate the receive these adorable pink teddy bears from the organization as a thank you. This little one is donating for a second time. MY HEROS!
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