14 Columbus Students Donating Their Hair to Children With Hair Loss

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 -- 8:01 AM

Today, Wednesday, May 3rd, 14 Columbus students will be donating their hair and 7 volunteer hairdressers will be donating their time during “Cutting for a Cause,” an event that collects hair donations for Children With Hair Loss or CWHL.

Also, 9 additional donors have already donated their hair to this cause this year. CWHL is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides human hair replacements at no cost to children and young adults facing medically-related hair loss. When a child's hair is lost due to cancer treatments, Alopecia, Trichotillomania, burns, etc., the painful effects are far deeper than just cosmetic.

CWHL helps to fill that need with customized human hair replacements and care kits to over 600 children a year; and has never charged a child. Since 2014, 284 Columbus students have donated 1,110 ponytails for a total of 2,653.5 inches.

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