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I am donating my hair to the spanish association against cancer.

Hi all, I have always received compliments about how long and beautiful my hair is. I have thought long and hard about the decision I am ...

Collected

441€

Goal

450€

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Finished

98%

In support of

ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA CONTRA EL CÁNCER (AECC)

Cause lead by

Maria Perez-Regadera

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Published: 2 Aug 2016

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About the NGO

Hi all,

I have always received compliments about how long and beautiful my hair is. I have thought long and hard about the decision I am going to make and I have decided to donate my hair to the Spanish Association against Cancer in order for them to make wigs. These wigs go a long way in helping those people who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy.

Below are some lessons I have learnt from my research:

1. Donor hair length needs to be at least 30 cm.

2. Depending on the organization, it can take anywhere from 3 to 5 donors to make one hair piece.

3. On average people’s hair grows 6″ in a year - that’s only a half inch per month. I will have to wait 2 years to have my hair back!!

I would be more than grateful if you help me to raise money for this Association. To encourage you to donate I’ve uploaded 3 pictures with 3 different haircuts. Please vote for your favourite when donating and I’ll take your votes into account (along with my moms' opinion hahaha) when deciding my new look!!

Together we can beat cancer.

Many thanks!

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Hola a todos,

Siempre me han dicho que tengo el pelo muy largo y bonito. Y después de pensarlo largo y tendido he decidido donar mi pelo a la Asociación Española contra el Cáncer (AECC) para hacer pelucas.

A continuación, algunas cosas interesantes que he aprendido mientras me informaba:

1. Se necesita tener una melena de por lo menos 30 cm de largo.

2. Dependiendo de la organización, se necesitan entre 3 y 5 melenas para hacer una peluca.

3. De media, el pelo crece 15 cm al año – sólo 1.2 cm al mes. Así que tardare 2 años en volver a tener mi pelo!!

He creado este evento para que me ayudéis a recaudar dinerito para esta asociación. Además, para incentivaros a donar se me ha ocurrido subir 3 fotos de diferentes cortes de pelo. Por favor, al donar indicar en el comentario vuestro favorito y lo tendré en cuenta (junto con la opinión de mi madre jajaja) a la hora de decidir mi nuevo look!

Juntos podemos vencer el cáncer.

Muchas gracias!

La aecc integra en su seno a pacientes, familiares, personas voluntarias y profesionales que trabajan unidos para prevenir, sensibilizar, acompañar a las personas, y financiar proyectos de investigación oncológica que permitirán un mejor diagnóstico y tratamiento del cáncer.