Daisie Anderson is one happy teenager who wants to share the joy with others.
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Earlier in the year, she thought a good way to spread the cheer would be to donate her hair to children who loose their hair during cancer treatment.
She’s always had long hair and so she decided to keep growing it, not cutting it for an entire year.
Then came time for the 14-year-old to make the cut.
The Taree Christian College year eight student stepped into the salon on Friday, December 14 to cut 27 centimetres off her 65 centimetres of long dark hair; and she was overcome with emotions.
“This is exciting,” she squealed as the scissors approached her pigtails.
After they had been cut off and Daisie held her hair in her hands, she was filled with sheer excitement.
It was the idea that her hair will be made into a wig for someone being treated for leukemia.
“I’m always happy and I want another kid to be happy for Christmas,” Daisie said. “It feels great.
I’ve been waiting for so long and now that it’s been cut, it’s finally real.
- Taree Christian College student Daisie Anderson
“I’ve been waiting for so long and now that it’s been cut, it’s finally real.”
The two locks, tied at the top, middle and bottom, will be sent to Sustainable Salons Australia to assist with the World’s Greatest Shave Pony Tails to celebrate two decades of World’s Greatest Shave for the Leukaemia Foundation.
The cut took place at the Ink Kuts salon in the Manning Mall, which had only opened it’s doors for the first time a few days earlier.
Daisie’s mum, Debbie had noticed the shop and wandered in to find out how much it would cost to have her daughters locks snipped for the Leukemia Foundation.
For owner, Mick Collins there was really no question about it; the cut would be free.
“Who would charge for a thing like that?” he said.
It’s also a cause that is close to Mick’s heart, having lost his mother to cancer.
World’s Greatest Shave Pony Tails
Many of the ponytails snipped from those taking part in the event will now be turned into wigs for those with cancer, while shorter hair clippings will be transformed into compost and even floating booms to absorb oil spills at sea.
Ponytails must be a minimum of 20cm and sent back dry and tied at the top, middle and bottom. It doesn’t matter if they’ve been coloured.
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