We
know that hair goes to the trash after is cut, but this time, thanks
to students of EPCC, it’s going to a great cause.
The
non-profit group “Locks of Love,” has teamed up with the
EPCC department of Cosmetology and is taking hair donations for children
with Alopecia to help them get their life back.
Alopecia is an illness that causes a person to eventually lose hair
from different parts of the body, mostly from the head and face. This
can affect children as well as adults and is a long term, non-curable
disease.
Rose Resendes, the Director of the cosmetology department, is organizing
this charity campaign.
Annie
Pinoles is providing a hair cut for Andres Muñoz in the
instalations of EPCC Cosmetology, where the hair
donations for "Locks of Love" take place.
Photo by Luis Nieto
“This
is a great program that helps children to get their confidence back,”
said Resendes.
This department has been taking donations since May 2006, and has
already collected more than expected. There are a few guidelines in
order to be able to donate hair.
Hair must be a minimum length of 10 inches and must be in good, healthy
condition, (no excessive bleaching or chemical dyes). It can be in
any color, type, and it can be from either women or men of any race.
After hair is collected, it is sent to “Locks of Love.”
Once there, it undergoes a process of selection and needlework that
takes a few months, until a hairpiece is ready to be worn by a child
with Alopecia.
Up to date, this program has beneficiated a lot of children in all
50 states and has been running for almost 10 years, having great success.
The EPCC department of cosmetology, with first-class installations
and qualified staff, is happy to accept hair donations any time of
the year.
As the program runs year-round, it’s a great opportunity for
students of cosmetology to practice their skills. This department
also provides salon services like stylish haircuts, nail care and
facials. This is a good opportunity to help a child that has been
affected by this condition and at the same time get a free, stylish
haircut by the trained students of the EPCC cosmotology program. Which
is located at Administrative Service Center.
