A clip for a cause

By Lachlan Ellis

A Ballan girl has had her waist-length hair snipped for a special cause, donating her lovely locks and raising funds for sick kids at the same time.

Ten-year-old Layla Shugg made the decision to donate her hair to Wigs4Kids, where it will be made into a wig for kids with cancer.

She has also started up a fundraiser for the Kids with Cancer Foundation to support families with a child with cancer – recently breaking her goal of $1,000 raised.

Layla said she decided to donate her hair because she wanted to help out kids who were going through a tough battle with cancer.

“I wanted to do something nice for sick kids. I’m really proud that we’ve raised more than $1,000,” she told the Moorabool News.

“Thank you to everybody who’s made a donation.”

Layla’s mum Nadene said she was very proud of her daughter’s kind gesture.

“I’m not sure how it all came about, it was probably from conversations we have from time to time about kids that aren’t as fortunate as us because they’re unwell and have to spend time in hospital,” Ms Shugg said.

“She sees that as being a bit unfair, and she wanted to do something to help. She was probably ready to get her hair cut, and decided Kids with Cancer would be a nice charity to donate to, and the wig thing came about from there. I’m really proud of her, she’s had an attachment to her hair for a long time…she’s actually really taught me something in all this, it is just hair, it’ll grow back, and she’s doing something super amazing.”

And while the Shuggs all agree that her new hairstyle ‘bob’ suits her, Layla already has plans to let her hair grow out again.

“I want to grow it out again, and then cut it again, to donate for another wig,” she said.

Local business Hair by Tylar cut and styled Layla’s new look.

To donate to Layla Shugg’s Kids with Cancer Foundation fundraiser, head to fundraise.kidswithcancer.org.au/fundraisers/laylashugg/wigs-4-kids.