Our Community Service Learning team invites you to participate in "Locks of Love Week" from June 1-11, 2010. To kick off the week, on Tuesday, June 1st several members of the MEMS school community will begin the donations by having their hair cut at a school-wide town meeting. Last year, over 500 inches of hair was donated between the school and community effort.
Members of the community are encouraged to visit their favorite salon, get a haircut, and donate their 10 or more inches of hair to Locks of Love. Locks of Love is a public, non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada suffering from long-term medical hair loss. Hair is needed from men and women, young and old, all colors and races. It is estimated that 80% of all donations come from chidlren who wish to help other children.
The basic donation guidelines are:
•10 inches measured tip-to-tip is the minimum length needed for a hairpiece;
•hair must be clean and in a ponytail or braid before it is cut;
•and hair must be completely dry before it is mailed in.
You may drop off your hair in a Ziploc bag at MEMS. Please include your name so you can be recognized for your act of kindness. For more donation guidelines, please visit www.locksoflove.org/.
How many inches of hair can the Manchester community donate to Locks of Love in one week? We need your help - and your hair - to find out! If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Merrill at 362-1597 x1132.
