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By Hilary Lewis
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
A big smile flashed across Amaya Orfila-Webb’s face as the barber’s chair spun around so she could take a look at her new haircut in the mirror
"1 can’t believe this is happening. It’s really short!” said the eight year-old Rappnhaupo.-k County Elementary School student at Shear Designs Salon in Amissville. Amaya, who lives in Sperrvvilie, had been growing her hair out for this opportunity, a chance to give back and help other children in need.
“We were watching a commercial about little kids who have cancer and lose their hair and Amaya said she thought she might want to donate her hair to them. She wanted to help.” said Alice Gentry, Amaya’s mom.
The non-profit organization is called Locks of Love and it provides human-hair wigs to citizens of the U S. and Canada, ages 18 and under, suffering from longterm medical hair loss from any diagnosis. There are several guidelines the hair must meet in order to be donated, but all hair must be at least 10 inches long.
"I definitely encouraged her to do it, but it's a little scary. She’s been growing that hair for a long time,” said Gentry. “It is kinda funny because her hair is so unique. It’s red and curly and I can’t imagine that there are a ton of kids that have hair like hers.”
It takes six to eight donations just to make one wig, which would normally retail for $3,500 to $6,000 each. Amaya won’t know who will get her hair, but she wall receive a certificate of appreciation from Locks of Love for her donation.
For more information on the Locks of Love organization. visit www.locksoflove.org. —
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