{"id":34682,"date":"2020-09-17T01:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=34682"},"modified":"2020-09-17T01:00:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T15:00:28","slug":"locks-get-the-chop-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/locks-get-the-chop-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Locks get the chop for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"

KATHRYN McCauley could not have been happier to farewell her gorgeous long locks last Friday.<\/p>\n

A few snips of the hairdresser\u2019s scissors completed her two-year mission to grow her hair long enough to donate it to someone who needs it more.<\/p>\n

Her blonde tresses will help ensure a wig is provided for a child who has lost their hair due to a long-term medical condition such as cancer\u00a0or alopecia.<\/p>\n

The generous Ocean Grove mum has donated her hair three times and this time around gave her ponytail to children\u2019s charity Variety, which runs the Hair with Heart campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the third time I\u2019ve done it over the last 10 years,\u201d Kathryn explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time I have intentionally grown my hair for as long as I can put up with it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first time I think it was a Pantene promotion called Beautiful Locks and, when I saw it advertised, I immediately thought \u2018why not?\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kathryn, a social media consultant who runs the @a_guide_to_oceangrove Instagram page, said it felt nice to give something of herself to a children\u2019s charity.<\/p>\n

Wigs made from real hair can cost up to $6000 and funds raised through Hair with Heart, along with proceeds from the hair donated, support Variety\u2019s grants program which pays for things such as wigs, therapy sessions and camps.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really is a gift that money can\u2019t buy,\u201d Kathryn said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something special for the children and hopefully it\u2019s a big help to the families because they don\u2019t have to pay thousands of dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kathryn said she hoped her story could help create awareness and encourage others to consider making the Variety pledge to \u201ctake the chop and change lives\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The guidelines for hair donation include that the hair has to be at least 35.5cm long, it can\u2019t be dyed or chemically treated and needs to be free of greys.<\/p>\n

It was Kathryn\u2019s third and final hair donation so this time around she treated herself to some much-deserved pampering from master colourist Melissa Sanderson at Salon Utopia.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the last 10 years I\u2019ve never dyed my hair,\u201d Kathryn said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually got it coloured today so it feels great.\u201d<\/p>\n

To find out more about Hair with Heart or make a financial donation go to www.hairwithheart.variety.org.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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