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Hairdos for humanity
Students donate hair to make wigs for cancer patients
by Shana D. Lebowitz
Features Editor
Features | 4/15/08
Posted online at 3:36 AM EST on 4/15/08
Ultimately, Zadoff collected $200 in donations and, with her friends holding her hand for moral support, cut off eight inches of her hair to donate. As she proudly announced , Zadoff had ultimately done "two good deeds."
Victoria Kagan '11 said she signed up for an appointment prior to donation day when she "saw the opportunity to do something charitable."
"It's fun," she said after checking out her new 'do in the mirror "I've never had really short hair before."
While the majority of hair donors had signed up for haircut appointments prior to the donation event, others made more spontaneous decisions to donate.
Alex Singer '10 came to the Hair Donation Event to visit a friend who was volunteering there when she noticed, "Hey, I have a lot of hair!" She promptly picked up one of the many rulers available for people to see if their hair was long enough to donate and realized she'd be able to donate eight inches of her thick, jet black hair to charity.
"Why not?" Singer said. "It's for a great cause."
Sam Spence '11, who'd walked in spontaneously on the day of donation, sat anxiously at one of the waiting tables with her friend by her side for encouragement as she waited until one of the hairstylists was available.
Spence said she planned to donate 16 inches. "I think I'm going for a different look," she explained. "An offbeat look."
Spence conceded she was nervous to lose so much of her sleek blonde hair, then tied back in a braid that stretched all the way down her back. But, she said she was "excited to get [a haircut] for free" by professional stylists.
Three hairstylists from Great Cuts in Waltham worked all day at the event. One of them, Dennis Kelley, had helped at a similar event when he owned a salon in Pennsylvania and noted that the Brandeis event had a "fabulous turnout."
"One girl cried" when her hair was cut off, he admitted. "But I think she got over it."
Great Cuts hairstylist Lynda Gogliormella said she'd given people a diverse range of hairstyles, including layers, angles and bobs.
Victoria Kagan '11 said she signed up for an appointment prior to donation day when she "saw the opportunity to do something charitable."
"It's fun," she said after checking out her new 'do in the mirror "I've never had really short hair before."
While the majority of hair donors had signed up for haircut appointments prior to the donation event, others made more spontaneous decisions to donate.
Alex Singer '10 came to the Hair Donation Event to visit a friend who was volunteering there when she noticed, "Hey, I have a lot of hair!" She promptly picked up one of the many rulers available for people to see if their hair was long enough to donate and realized she'd be able to donate eight inches of her thick, jet black hair to charity.
"Why not?" Singer said. "It's for a great cause."
Sam Spence '11, who'd walked in spontaneously on the day of donation, sat anxiously at one of the waiting tables with her friend by her side for encouragement as she waited until one of the hairstylists was available.
Spence said she planned to donate 16 inches. "I think I'm going for a different look," she explained. "An offbeat look."
Spence conceded she was nervous to lose so much of her sleek blonde hair, then tied back in a braid that stretched all the way down her back. But, she said she was "excited to get [a haircut] for free" by professional stylists.
Three hairstylists from Great Cuts in Waltham worked all day at the event. One of them, Dennis Kelley, had helped at a similar event when he owned a salon in Pennsylvania and noted that the Brandeis event had a "fabulous turnout."
"One girl cried" when her hair was cut off, he admitted. "But I think she got over it."
Great Cuts hairstylist Lynda Gogliormella said she'd given people a diverse range of hairstyles, including layers, angles and bobs.
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Jerry Esterson
posted 4/17/08 @ 12:55 AM EST
We are so proud of our grand daughter, Tamar Rock for her many good deeds. She is a loving and caring young lady always looking to help others. May we
continue to see her doing many good deeds in the future. (Continued…)
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