Women with hair loss gather for cause
Yokota women and girls clip their hair for a causeLocks of Love aids those with medical hair loss
By Vince Little, Stars and Stripes
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — About a dozen women and girls stepped onto a platform at the Yokota Community Center three at a time, their long, flowing hair bundled together in a ponytail and measured. Then, with onlookers gathered in the lobby, their beautiful, healthy locks were cut.
Hardly a game of truth or dare, the public display was for a worthy cause.
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Yokota Enlisted Spouses Club and the Air Force and Army Exchange Service teamed up Saturday to stage a “Locks of Love” drive. Twelve Yokota females donated at least 10 inches of their hair — the minimum required by the national nonprofit organization — which will be used to help make wigs for needy cancer survivors.
According to the group’s Web site at www.locksoflove.org, the custom hairpieces donated to people suffering from long-term medical hair loss start at $3,000 retail.
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