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Three years of having lovely long hair came to an abrupt end for Isabel Wagstaff during the school holidays, but it was all in a good cause.
Thirteen-year-old Izzy, a Year 8 student at Horizon School, decided to grow and donate her 40cm-long locks to Freedom Wigs, a Dunedin company that makes replacement hair pieces for those who have lost their own hair to alopecia, cancer treatment and other conditions.
At the same time, she’s been raising funds for the Starship Foundation to help children in hospital with cancer and other illnesses, and has raised nearly $700 so far.
Izzy says she was inspired to grow and donate her hair three years ago, when one of the girls who starred in a series she enjoyed watching was diagnosed with cancer.
The big snip was performed by stylist Amber Shirley at Smith Hairdressing in Leigh, who put Izzy’s hair into four ponytails before cutting them off and presenting them to Izzy and her Mum, Amy, for dispatch to Dunedin.
Business owner Shanelle Smith says her team has cut hair for wigs several times before and that similar contributions are always welcomed by Freedom, as it can take between 15 and 25 ponytails to make just one wig.
Anyone who would like to support Izzy’s fundraising efforts for Starship can make a donation at: https://givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/cutting-my-hair-for-starship
