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California Inmates Cut Their Hair For Charity

Posted 05.31.2012

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When a dozen female inmates each filed into their respective barbers’ chair, they continued a 15-year tradition of doing good. The 12 women from...

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Got Hair?

Carrie White | Posted 05.03.2012

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I get a thrill each time I can mail a ponytail to Locks of Love. And so do my clients -- from rocker guys to mothers, to children, who happily give of their hair for other children.

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Lots and Lots of Locks for Love

Hilary Sheinbaum | Posted 05.02.2012

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I realized what I was doing. Was I sacrificing my looks? Maybe. Changing someone's life? Sure. Was I changing my own life? Definitely -- but at the time, I had no idea.

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Give Up Your Locks For First-Ever National Donate Your Hair Day

Posted 03.27.2012

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While getting your fresh, clean cut for spring, don't let your severed strands simply fall to the floor. The first-ever National Donate Your Hair ...

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WATCH: 33 Students And Staff Chop Hair At Same Time, Donate To Cancer Patients

Posted 03.07.2012

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After beating breast cancer, Liz Hewitt wanted to make a statement. A staff member at Convent of the Visitation school in Mendota Heights, Minn., ...

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Cancer Survivor Suspended For Growing Hair For Locks Of Love

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.30.2012

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After learning a family friend's sister had been diagnosed with cancer, 17-year-old leukemia survivor J.T. Gaskins decided to grow out his hair for Lo...

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WATCH: Man Donates Mullet To Kids Who Lost Their Hair

Posted 12.16.2011

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Cory Berry knew he would get stares while growing out his mullet. So, when he caught someone giving him a curious look, he handed over a card explaini...

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What Is Victory? The Story of Breast Cancer and the NYC Marathon

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 01.23.2012

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The story of my niece, Sasha Rau, now 39 years old, running the 26.2 mile New York City Marathon in four hours, 25 minutes, and 58 seconds, two years after being diagnosed with breast cancer is such a triumph and inspirational story for all of us.

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Inmates Donate 33 Feet Of Hair To Locks Of Love

Merced Sun-Star | Posted 11.13.2011

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More than 25 inmates reported to the Valley State Prison for Women (VSPW) Vocational Cosmetology classroom to participate in the Locks of Love campaig...

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Shear Charity: Man Donates Hair After Going 27 Years Without Cut

MSNBC | Posted 10.24.2011

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STROUD TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A man who has been growing his hair for 27 years had it hacked off for a good cause Thursday morning. He's donating his ponyta...

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9-Year-Old Dedicates Self To Helping Kids, Seniors, Cancer Patients

TONIC | Jennifer Gilbert | Posted 09.21.2011

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In May, nine-year-old Sophie Foster wrote Tonic.com a letter about donating her hair to Locks of Love, an organization that provides wigs to children ...

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7 Ways To Sport A Socially Conscious Summer Look

Posted 07.17.2011

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Is it summer yet? In our anticipation of rising temperatures, this time of year often prompts in us the urge to splurge on sandals, slather on sunscre...

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The Hair-Raising Truth: Up To 80% Locks Of Love Donations Thrown Away, Sold

The New York Times | Elizabeth Hayt | Posted 11.17.2011

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But although charities have been highly effective at stirring the passions of donors, they have been less successful at finding a use for the mountain...

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