The Kindest Cut
Do you want to do something to help others but lack the time to commit to long-term volunteering? Donating your hair for cancer victims could be the solution for you. Anyone can do it, women or men, young or old. It won’t take more than an hour from your busy schedule and it’s a simple way to show you care.
Don’t sweep the trimmings of your hair, little by little, into the garbage. Instead enjoy a fabulous, shorter style and donate 8 inches of your hair to Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths campaign.
In 2010, OWSA collected a total of 43 ponytails. The campaign collects hair donations and makes—free of charge—real hair wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatments. OWSA’s donation translated to 7.2 wigs and untold smiles from those who benefitted from the generosity of our donors. Join us and lift the spirits of women in need without doing more than sitting down to get a haircut.
Contact kindestcut@setsailforacause.net for more information. Professional stylists will provide free cuts for donors on the day of the event from 10:00 am to noon and 4:00 to 6:00 pm.
Hair Donation Requirements
- Donated hair must be a minimum of 8 inches long (measure hair from just above the elastic band of the ponytail to the ends).
- Wavy/curly hair texture is fine—you may straighten hair to measure.
- Hair should be freshly washed and completely dry, without any styling products.
- Hair may be colored with vegetable dyes, rinses and semi-permanent dyes. It cannot be bleached, permanently colored or chemically treated.
- Hair may not be more than 5 percent gray.
