Angel Hair for Kids，送給癌病兒童的一分聖誕禮物

可有想過捐出自己的一把秀髮去幫助小朋友?



早聽聞捐出的真髮可給癌病小朋友製造假髮，我從未染髮，亦沒有燙過頭髮，白髮少於0.1%(捐髮要求 : 白髮不可多於5%)，髮質雖非上品，但尚算幼細，適合給小朋友造假髮。

好不容易讓頭髮長長一點，打算一次過捐出12寸(30CM)。

髮型屋的老闆娘聽到我的要求，二話不說，就請我坐下來，細心的把頭髮分成幾股紮好。



商議後才剪出這把頭髮



用密實袋帶回家

大家如要捐出頭髮，預備功夫很簡單，只要預先洗好頭髮，乾透後才紮起，並剪下來。

 

髮尾亦應紮好，以便日後處理。再用白紙或廚房紙卷起包好，連同聯絡資料，放在信封內寄出便可。

我剪下的一把頭髮，長度超過30公分，足可以讓小朋友擁有一頭長髮或造幾頂假短髮給幾位小朋友。

其實在外國有很多機構都有回收真髮給小朋友，我自己就選了A Child's Voice Foundation - Angel Hair for Kids。

Guideline:

http://www.acvf.ca/wp-content/uploads/donation-guidelines-2.pdf

髮型修好後，就變成這頭短髮。雖然Bibi早有心理準備我會把頭髮剪下，但開門時見到我，亦難免未能一下子接受媽媽這個新形象。眼角有點淚光，仍硬撐著。頭髮總會長回來的，縱使少不免要面對大家的追問，以及因為頭髮剪短後會多了打理上的問題，想起小朋友可以戴著假髮，自信滿滿的重投日常生活，一點點的不便，都是值得的。



就當是May姨今年送給癌病兒童的一份聖誕禮物吧!

我在此呼籲擁有長髮的你，若有一天想改變形象，可考慮把頭髮捐出，可知道一頂假髮對病童來說，意義重大呀！

歡迎各位有心人把這一篇網誌轉載，將愛傳開去。

以下是另一些網站的資料，回收真髮的要求由六至十二寸不等，供大家參考。

Locks of Love (Minimum requirement: length – 10 inches (25 cm))

http://locksoflove.org/HairDonationForm.pdf

http://www.cancer.ca/Canada-wide/Support%20Services/Hair%20donations.aspx?sc_lang=en

Hair donations

We help people living with cancer find wigs and other types of headwear when they lose their hair as a result of cancer treatment. Although we are not involved in the collection of hair or the production of wigs, we get many questions from people who want to donate their hair. If you are thinking about donating your hair, please follow these instructions.

How to prepare your hair

The following applies to all hair donations:

· Hair must be clean, dry and not swept off the floor

· Hair must be a minimum length. This varies based on a specific hair donation program’s requirements. Check the list below.

· In most cases hair should not be chemically treated (bleach, colour or perm). Check the hair donation program requirements listed below

· Hair should be bundled in a ponytail at both ends or a braid

Sending your hair

• hair should be sent by regular mail to the hair donation program of your choice
  
• remember to include your name and address as acknowledgements may be sent

It takes approximately 12 donations of unprocessed hair and costs about $1,200 to craft a single hand-sewn wig for a child, so it’s not possible to find out who received a wig made with your hair. If the donated hair cannot be used, it will not be returned to the donor.

National
Pantene Beautiful Lengths
c/o Archway Marketing Services
P. O.Box 434
2110 Kipling Avenue
Etobicoke Station B, ON M9W 5L4
Minimum requirements: length – 8 inches. Visit www.beautifullengths.ca for hair guidelines and cutting instructions
Please send by Canada Post only

British Columbia

Eva & Co. Wigs
950 West Broadway, Unit 107
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1K7
Hair donations will be accepted by mail only. Minimum requirement: length – 8 inches (20 cm), do not braid

Havana Technical Hair Design
4889 Slocan Street
Vancouver, BC V5R 3J3
info@havanahair.com   
Hair donations will be accepted by regular mail only. Minimum requirement: length – 9 inches (23cm), do not braid

West Coast Wigs
321 Lynn Avenue
North Vancouver, BC V7J2C4
604-980-3211
info@westcoastwigs.com

360-Hair (Langley)
21430 93B Ave
Langley BC V1M 1R3
604-825-2614
www.360-hair.com    
Minimum requirement: length – 6 inches (13cm)

Alberta
The Fringe Hair Company
2609 14 Street SW
Calgary, AB, T2T 3T9
Minimum requirement: length – 12 inches (30cm), no processing, no grey hair.
Please do not braid but secure hair at the top and bottom.

Edmonton's Microsurgical Hair Restoration Clinic Ltd.
15012-107 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada, T5P 4S1
Hair donations will be accepted by regular mail (please make sure it’s dry) or walk-in. Minimum requirement: length – 10 inches (25cm), no processing. Can be braided or tied at either end.

Manitoba
Evelyn’s Wigs
79 Lagimodiere Avenue
Lorette, MB R0A 0Y0
www.evelynswigs.com

Ontario
A Child's Voice Foundation
Angel Hair for Kids
3034 Palstan Road, Ste. 301
Mississauga, Ontario, L4Y 2Z6
Minimum requirement: length – 12 inches (30cm), no processing, preferably braided
www.acvf.ca

Hair for Kids Program, c/o Continental Hair
92 1/2 Avenue Road
Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2H2
Minimum requirement: length – 10 inches (25cm), minimal processing acceptable

Quebec
Order Quality Wigs, Inc.
CanDonate Hair Program
5847 chemin Cote-des-Neiges,
Montreal, QC, H3S 1Z2
wigs@rlmoda.com

Order Quality Wigs, Inc.
CanDonate Hair Program
4889 Saint-Charles Boulevard,
Pierrefonds, QC, H9H 3E4
wigs@rlmoda.com

感謝狀在十二月就寄到，可算是一份聖誕禮物呢！