Do you love your hair? I can admit it, I do. I love the ability to play with up-dos, let it hang straight down, embrace my messy buns on days when I’m in a hurry, and work a fish-tail braid when I’m not. My hair is a part of my personality, who I am, even how I identify myself. I’m that tall blonde from the suburbs who has a witty blog and tells you exactly what she thinks. For better or for worse I, like many other women, am emotionally attached to my big mess of hair.
So imagine for a minute if you were suddenly faced with a situation where that hair of yours started to fall out. Perhaps, first a little bit at a time, then in handfuls, clumps. If, on top of being diagnosed with a devastating illness, you or someone you love, were also faced with these physical changes that affected how they felt about themselves. Imagine, if suddenly you or your loved one, was one of the thousands of women every year one who lost all their hair while battling cancer.
Have you watched a loved one go through this? Have you witnessed a Mother, a Grandmother, a Sister, an Aunt, or as I’ve seen all too often as of late, a teenage girl battle cancer, and as she fights, she loses her hair? It is devastating. There are no easy words to comfort her. But thankfully, there are ways you and I can get involved. There are ways we can help. I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Program. This program was created almost 10 years ago in partnership with the Canadian Cancer Society and is a national campaign that encourages people to share their strength and donate their beautiful, healthy hair or make a monetary contribution to create even more free, real-hair wigs for women who have lost their hair battling cancer. Since my hair has been colour-treated I cannot donate my hair, but the great thing is that I can still get involved and so can you!
Monetary Donation:
Many people want to participate in this program but are unable to donate their hair. There’s still a way to help! When you make a donation to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Fund 100% of the proceeds will go towards making even more real-hair wigs. Did you know the average real-hair wig costs approximately $1200.00. An expense many cancer patines do not anticipate and an added worry in an already difficult time.
Donating to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Program allows Pantene to create even more real-hair wigs at no cost to her.
Ponytail Donation:
Ready to make the cut? If you have a minimum of 8 inches of un-coloured or un-bleached hair, then you can donate your ponytail and help make a difference in a woman’s life by making her feel like herself again. What an incredible gift. For more information on donation requirements, visit www.pantene.ca.
Ponytails can be sent to:Ponytails can be sent to:
Pantene Beautiful Lengths
Archway
2-1055 Middlegate Road
Mississauga, Ontario L4Y 1M3
Have you ever thought about it? Donating your own hair? Your own pony tail? 8 inches of your hair to make a difference in the life of a woman battling cancer. I have. 8 inches or 8 dollars; numbers that now resonate with me. Those numbers, that donation, can make a huge difference in the life of a woman affected by cancer. I have but since I can’t due to my hair being colour-treated, I’m so glad to have the opportunity to #Donate2Create by providing a monetary donation.
On Saturday November 12th I will be at BANG salon in Toronto with Pantene for National Donate Your Hair day to watch, applaud…cheer on the incredible women ready to make a difference for complete strangers. Fellow women who will forever be grateful for their donations. I look forward to sharing my experience with you in the coming weeks. Follow along and show your support at #Donate2Create #BeautifulLengths.
Together we can make a difference and spread the word about this great program.
Disclosure: I have partnered up with Pantene Beautiful Lengths for this partnership. As always, my opinions are 100% my own and I only partner with programs I love, prior to being contacted.
Thanks for the info. I have always wanted to donate my hair.
I love this program what a wonderful way to share with others.
My girls are now participating. Emily seen a commercial on TV and struck up the conversation… we’ve made a party of it lol
I love this program, such a great initiative
Awesome! Thanks for doing that. If I ever grow my hair again I will for sure donate it.
It was nice meeting you (and your steady hands) today! My daughter is loving her new do! 🙂
It was lovely to meet you and your beautiful girls today! Thanks so much for letting me play a small part in your day today, and trusting my very steady hands! Your dear daughter did a wonderful thing today, you should be so proud!!
What a great program! I admire women that do things like that!! 🙂
Oh I do too Christina, and I’m so looking forward to being at BANG Salon tomorrow to watch some of these donations live, in person!
This sounds like such a great program. Thanks for the information and supporting such a wonderful cause.
It’s my pleasure to provide information about the program! Thank you for your sweet comment today.
This is such a fantastic program! I love that they are helping make real-hair wigs for women who have lost their hair battling cancer. Thanks for the info.
I’m so proud to help spread the word about this remarkable program! We need to love and support each other! You’re most welcome for the info, thanks for your comment today.
This is great, my mom had horrible wigs going through cancer. Are you cutting yours?
Isn’t it an amazing program? Sorry to hear your Mom had difficulty finding a wig to suit her needs when she needed it most. Unfortunately I’m unable to donate my hair this weekend as I’ve been highlighting it for years. I will however be making a monetary donation.
This is such a wonderful program! A friend of mine grew his out and donated his ponytail.
I love to hear stories like this! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
What a great program, I know a few people that have donated their hair. I keep mine short so never have enough to donate.
Isn’t it a wonderful program. I’m so excited to be at BANG Salon in Toronto on Saturday to witness the act of donating in person. 🙂
I love this program! My granddaughter and her Mom donated to the cause.
Three cheers for your Mom and Granddaughter. I love to hear stories like this!
Wow did not realize all this. I love this program!! I’ve been growing mine out for cancer .. at the mid back now! Thank you
How wonderful Darlene, such an incredible gift for someone who needs it. XO
WOW Thank you so much for sharing this. My brother’s friend (a guy) has been growing out his beautiful, thick, dirty blonde hair specifically for cancer, as his mom has been battling it. He asked me where he can go, and I’m definitely sharing this information.
That is such a sweet story Stephanie, and thanks for passing along this info! Hope to see your brother’s friend at BANG salon this weekend!