Hair-raising fundraiser!
A KINDHEARTED 10-year-old boy has donated his hair to children with hair loss.
Harrison Bevan has spent the past two years growing his hair to donate it to the Little Princess Trust – and has raised £600 for the charity in the process.
A KINDHEARTED 10-year-old boy from Mountain Ash has donated his hair to children with hair-loss.
Harrison Bevan has spent the past two years growing his hair in order to donate it to the Little Princess Trust – and has raised £600 for charity in the process.
He decided to start growing his hair when he saw an advert for the Little Princess Trust.
“I didn’t think he would stick it out,” said mum Kiley Jade.
But two years later, Harrison had his hair cut, donating all 9in of it to be made into wigs for children who have lost their hair as a result of cancer treatment or other conditions.
“He didn’t care what anyone else thinks, but he wouldn’t wear it in a ponytail,” said Kiley Jade.
“The girls in school loved it – he used to let them plait his hair at playtime.”
Harrison also decided to raise money for Rowan Tree Cancer Care in Mountain Ash, as close family members had received excellent care from the centre.
“So far, he has raised £600, but we still have more to count,” said Kiley Jade. “He said to me, ‘I hope I can raise at least £100’, and he has gone way past that.”
Kiley wants to give special thanks to hairdresser Claire Lloyd, who works at The Beehive hair studio in Mountain Ash.
Claire was the one to cut through the plaits when Harrison got his special haircut earlier this month.
Kiley Jade said: “The night before, Harrison said to me he was a little nervous – but on the day, I think Claire was the most scared. She said she was shaking.”
Harrison’s mum said her son is very happy with his new hair.
“He is such a caring child, I am so proud of him,” she said.
The Little Princess Trust provides free real-hair wigs to children and young people aged up to 24.
Rowan Tree Cancer Care is a communitybased charity providing emotional and practical support to families living in Rhondda Cynon Taff whose lives have been touched by cancer.
It offers services including free transport to hospital appointments, counselling, complementary therapies and chances to meet others also affected by cancer to share experiences.