Haleigh Law, 12 year old Ramona girl donates hair to Locks of Love, a public nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis in the United States and Canada.

The organization will help to children who suffer hair loss by using the donated ponytails to provide the high quality hair prosthetics to the children. Locks of Love mission is to return a sense of self, confidence and normalcy to children with hair loss.

Haleigh Law, a seventh grader at Olive Pierce. Vickie Law, her mother and she had a bet would not cut their hair until it was long enough for Locks of Love, which they planned on Valentine’s 2009.

Haleigh said “I wanted to see what my mom’s hair looks like long. We have grown our hair long for six years. Loree at Aspin Hair & Nail Company has helped me keep my hair health. Loree has been my hair designer since I was very little. She is also the one that cut my hair.”

Haleigh reported that she wants her article news about the donated hair to Locks of Love to be published in the Ramona Sentinel for others to see, so they may get the idea to grow their hair for Locks of Love.