IT’S THE HAIR BARE BUNCH
Meet the 11 friends who all grew their hair for three years to make wigsg for children affected byy cancer
THESE 11 friends all grew their hair for three years so they could have it cut off especially to donate it to the Little Princess Trust. The group, made up of friends who all know each other from school or university in Penarth and Cardiff, decided to do something charitable and each donate their hair to provide wigs for children suffering with hair loss.
The group of friends, all aged between 21 and 30, made the decision to fundraise together after Liz Foat suggested the idea.
Liz, 27, who lives in Penarth, decided she wanted to do something charitable and had a look around for ideas.
Liking the ethos and aims of the Little Princess Trust, she decided to grow her hair long enough to be able to make a donation to the charity.
When children’s nurse Liz told her friends about her aim, it didn’t take long for them to come on board and get involved.
“I just thought there was more that I could do”, Liz said.
Liz said the group, who all know each other from university or school, see each other every week and were originally going to make the donation after two years of growing their hair.
But when their final date arrived, they decided to hold on for a year longer to be able to make a bigger donation.
They also decided to set their date after friend Rachel Morgans got married two weeks ago, so the newlywed would be able to grow herh hairh i forf herh weddingddi and dk keep it long for her big day.
Liz said: “One of the girls got married two weeks ago so we set it for August 27 so she could have hair long enough to have it up for her wedding. “We all decided to wait for her.” The Little Princess Trust provides free real-hair wigs to boys and girls across the UK and Ireland who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment.
Liz said some of her friends who wanted to donate when they heard about her plans found their hair wasn’t long enough, with the minimum donation being seven inch- es ini a ponytail.t il
The group’s original target was to raise £700 for their cause, but the friends managed to raise more than £4,000 before their big day came around.
Only promoting their fundraising page through social media, each of the 11 women now has enough money to get their donated hair turned into a wig.
“People have been so kind. It’s such a lovely charity that people are more than happy to give what they can.
“We’ve managed to reach a massive amount of people. We’ve absolutely smashed it.
“It’ “It’s lovelyl l all ll goingi th throughh it together.”
The shortest style any of them are going for is a pixie-style cut, with some of them opting for a short bob.
“Some are nervous because they have never had short hair before,” said Liz.
The big makeover took place at the Old Penarthians RFC in Penarth yesterday, where four hairdressers worked their magic and transformed the group of 11 friends, where a raffle, cake stalls and food was laid on for family, friends and supporters.