Local teacher, students donate hair and cash to charity
Students, friends and staff at Drayton Heights Public School chose to support Angel Hair For Kids at a special hair cutting session on March 7.
Spearheaded by kindergarten teacher Amanda Marson, students managed to raise $1,005 for the charity, which supplies wigs for children who have lost their own hair due to medical or health issues.
Marson has been growing her hair since she was in grade 10 and hasn’t cut it other than the odd maintenance trim.
She researched online and decided that Angel Hair for Kids would be an appropriate charity to support.
Initially the fundraising effort was for just Marson to donate her hair. Students were asked to bring in a toonie, and their name would be entered into a draw, with the winning student getting to trim Marson’s locks.
Not long after the fundraiser was announced, four students - Abigail Wiens, Megan Hansma, Taylor Hansma and Jessica Smith - decided they wanted to donate their hair as well.
Marson brought her relatives in on the initiative as well. They managed to raise $400 from family and friends from as far away as Toronto and Vancouver. The money raised will be used to cover the cost of making the wigs.
The organization asks that hair be donated along with a toonie, so staff and students are sure Angel Hair for Kids will be thrilled with the $1,005 donation.
