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Saturday, December 22, 2012

Lake Catholic Students Cut Locks For Kids With Cancer

Their hair will be used to make wigs for children who have cancer

  • SCHOOLS
  • Jason Lea
  • Saturday, December 22, 2012

Some Lake Catholic Cougars shed their manes Thursday at Blondie Hair Design to help children with cancer. The hair will be donated to Locks of Love, which uses the hair to make wigs for sick children who cannot afford them. Annaliesa Stebal, Casey Kotoch and Nicole Saraniti are just the most recent students to grow out their hair so they can donate it. Even Lake Catholic Principal Robert Kumazec grew a ponytail so he could give his hair. The Lake Catholic community was spurred to action in part because of two 8-year-old girls. Sara Hudson and Erin Potter were battling T-cell lymphoma and leukemia, respectively. Sara is the daughter of Lake Catholic biology teacher Scott Hudson and Erin is related to several Lake Catholic staff and faculty …

In this Article:

Blondie Hair Design, Lake Catholic Students Cut Locks For Cancer, All Saints Raises Money For Leprechaun Foundation In Memory Of Local Girl, and 1 more ›

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Lake Catholic Students Cut Locks For Cancer

Cougars shed their manes Tuesday for Locks of Love

Emilee Walsh, a newly minted senior at Lake Catholic High School, was relieved to have 10 inches of hair cut off Tuesday afternoon at Blondie Hair Design. First of all, it took forever for her to straighten it in the mornings. Furthermore, it felt like she was wearing a fur hat when she played softball. But neither of those factors were why she got her hair cut Tuesday or why she spent months growing it out. No, she cut her hair and donated it to Locks of Love because her grandfather died of lung cancer and her grandmother's ovarian cancer has reoccurred. Locks of Love makes wigs for sick children who cannot afford them. Emilee joined a classmate, Mary Ellen Linane, as the inaugural group to donate their hair for a program called Locks …

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Lake Catholic High School, Blondie Hair Design, Photo Gallery: Broadmoor Bobcats Take On Area Coaches, and 1 more ›

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