Locks of Love

Participate in the charity program
locks of love

Locks of Love provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children with medical hair loss.

If your hair is 10 inches or longer and in good condition you are a great candidate.

If you decide to donate, Epiphany will send you a certificate for a complimentary haircut on your next visit.

Tell someone you love about Locks of Love

The organization's address on the World Wide Web is www.locksoflove.org

With locks and locks of love, Lauren

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By RICH WERTZ

Record-Eagle staff writer

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TRAVERSE CITY- After letting her hair grow for an entire year 6-year-old Lauren Burnheimer had a good 10 inches cut off Tuesday. "For another girl or boy" Lauren explained.

The Traverse City girl donated her locks to a nonprofit organization called Locks of Love . the organization collects donated hair that is made into wigs for children with medical conditions that cause hair loss. 

Ann Burnheimer, the girl's mother, said her daughter gets a lot of compliments about her hair, and sharing it seemed like a good idea. "She thought it would make Jesus smile," an Burnheimer said. Lauren had no regrets about giving away her hair. she still has enough to reach her shoulders, and long hair can be a pain, she said. "Because my dad or mom would tug on it," Lauren said, describing her view of the process of getting rid of snarls. "She's excited," her mother said. "She's been shaking her hair around- and doesn't get any snarls."

Locks of Love was founded in 1997 by wig business owner Peggy Knight. Knight lost her own hair at the age of 14 because of a medical condition. The organization gives the $3,000 wigs free, or on a scale based on ability to pay, to children under age 18 who have long-term medical hair loss. It is trying to start a second program to give synthetic wigs to children who temporarily lose their hair because of chemotherapy treatments.