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[cubby31682]

I donated my hair. They got 11 1/2 in. off of my hair. My hair is also very thick. Every one tells me they have never seen such thick hair. I will keep growing it out and donating it. It is a very small price for me to pay to help some child or an adult. I also told my mother that I donated my hair, she thought I was crazy until I explained it all to her. She is now growing hers out and is going to donate it as well.

Katie

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

I got mine cut short once, about halfway between my shoulders and my ears and they cut off 18 inches. It was a nice feeling knowing that they donated it to Locks of Love.

[Tonya]

I have very thick hair too, I suppose that's a plus. Aside from my step sister, I don't think I know anyone with hair as thick as mine.

[Corinna]

I have a freind who's hair grows so fast she donates once a year. My daughter about every 5 years gets fed up and has it cut . They do many donation drives here for them.
I think the scandal was one of those urban story things . They do donate for those who can't afford it but even nonprofit groups have bills. Perhaps wigmakers would like to be paid and office space. I can see charging for those who can afford it.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

My sister has the most beautiful natural curly and very very thick hair. She donated 14 inches to Locks of Love about a year and a half ago. Her hair was so long that even after cutting 14 in. off her hair was still a little longer than her shoulders. She's growing it out again to have it cut and donated again. It meant a lot to her because she has 2 very close friends that lost their hair. The first one at age 10 got leukemia. The second one had another disease that caused her to lose her hair at 16 years old.

I also have 2 close friends that both donated their hair to Locks of Love.

[smokey the elder]

I got my ponytail cut off about 5 years ago but it was too gray! for locks of love.

Some of the charity scandals may actually be faux charities with very similar names, who fool people into believing they're the real deal. Best bet is do your own due diligence, just like you were going to invest (because that's what you're doing, in a way.) Charities do have overhead, unfortunately. Even my cat rescue has overhead.

[Tonya]

A friend of mine gives quite a bit to the homeless. After she handed a homeless man a $100 bill, I said something about how she was crazy because he looked like he was the type that would just spend it on drugs.

She replied "It's my duty to give because I can. It is between them and God what they do with it." That really changed my perspective on giving.