Sisters girls give priceless gifts

As a child, it’s hard not to be “normal.” Four Sisters girls are making sure girls with medical hair loss lead as normal a childhood as possible.

Sisters Middle School sixth graders Elise Herron, Katie Dumolt and Courtney Blust, along with fourth grader Savannah Spear grew their hair for two years, then cut off their pony tails over spring break.

This week the girls are sending their hair to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization which provides wigs to kids who need them. The organization requires a minimum donation of ten inches of hair to make custom wigs for kids.

“I think whoever gets the hair will be really happy,” said sixth grader Katie Dumolt. She is a veteran, having donated a pony tail once before.

“Our hair will be short for just a little while but cancer kids will be bald,” said sixth grader Elise Herron.

Locks of Love provides custom hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under 18 years of age suffering from long-term medical hair loss. Many of the children helped have lost their hair due to a medical condition known as alopecia areata. The goal is to restore self-esteem and confidence.

The girls said their long-term commitment was hard at times but they kept growing their hair thinking of the kids who would benefit from it. And while they had fun playing with their long hair, they are now getting used to having above-shoulder length bobs for the summer.

The moms said the increased tangles of their daughters’ almost waist-length hair was nothing compared to the pride they feel in their daughters’ commitment to helping others.

“I’m just thrilled that they decided to do something for somebody else,” said Sally Blust, mother of Courtney.

The girls thank The Hair Cache for donating their services in cutting their pony tails.

The Florida-based nonprofit organization can be found at http://www.locksoflove.org.