My niece, Amelia, has the most beautiful dark brown locks of hair. She is a spunky little cancer survivor. She lost those curly brown locks twice due to chemotherapy. Yet, she continues to fight in the cancer battle. She has agreed to have her hair cut for "Locks of Love" during the St. Baldrick's Foundation event in Green Bay on March 14th.
Last year, my brother Tim, Amelia's dad, and Caleb, Amelia's brother, both shaved their heads in honor of Amelia and her cancer fight. This year Amelia is letting go of some of her hair once again, in an effort to raise awareness and funding to fight children's cancer. What a sweetie she is. She is participating in honor of several cancer buddies (including one girl, Janae, who is from DeKalb, IL, where we used to live) and in memory of her friends Mariah and Aaron.
At this point, she is at her 20% mark towards meeting her goal. I hope to donate on her head sometime this week (just donated to Wheaton College last night, so will have to discuss this with hubby). If you would be interested in donating on her head, you can visit her St. Baldrick's profile page. Even a five dollar donation will help her reach her goal. I'm sure there will also be further information (and probably photos), at her Caringbridge site.
Hmmm ... ES needs to get a haircut before his first wrestling tournament on Thursday. Wonder if he has enough to donate to Locks of Love? Ha! I'm betting he's not as brave as Amelia!
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