SPLITTING HAIRS

(l. to r.) Laura Smith, Jodi Perkins, Pam Coburn & Wendy Stone
(Amber LaRochelle missing from photo).

Five Grace Cottage employees recently had 10" or more of their hair cut off in order to donate their tresses to Locks of Love, a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces for financially disadvantaged children suffering from medically-diagnosed long-term hair loss.

“Wendy, Pam and I all work in the Grace Cottage Rehab Department and Jodi and Amber are nurses in the hospital, so we all see one another on pretty much a daily basis,” said Laura Smith, Rehab Receptionist. “The amazing thing, though, is that none of us discussed this in advance. We just each did it and found out later that the others had all grown our hair out and had it cut for the same reason! I’m a light brunette, Amber’s a dark brunette, Pam and Jodi have blonde hair, and Wendy is a redhead, so we covered the spectrum.” A cancer survivor, Laura underwent chemotherapy and lost her hair 15 years ago, which is what motivated her to donate for the first time. Others, like Jodi, donate every time they have an extra 10" to cut.
For more information, go to www.locksoflove.com.