Locks of Love is a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from medical hair loss. It was founded by Madonna Coffman to help her daughter and others struggling with hair loss and low self-esteem. Locks of Love creates custom hairpieces using donated ponytails and distributes them free or at low cost to children under 21 across North America to help restore their confidence and normalcy.

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2. About Locks of Love When Locks of Love first began, it was connected with a for-profit wig retailer. With a new installation of a volunteer Board of Directors, the charity began operating as an entity unto itself under its bylaws and separated from the for-profit retailer. This initiative was spearheaded by Madonna Coffman who developed alopecia after receiving a hepatitis vaccination. It was difficult to deal with her hair loss, but her daughter's hair loss was ten times harder. It was at that time that she took on Locks of Love as a full time volunteer cheered on by her daughter’s recovery as her inspiration. Since the beginning, the charity has received a great deal of support by both the media and its volunteers throughout the country. Locks of Love has been featured or mentioned on television shows and in national publications. www.locksoflove.org

3. Mission & Vision Locks of Love mission is to return a sense of self, confidence and normalcy to children suffering from hair loss by utilizing donated ponytails to provide the highest quality hair prosthetics to financially disadvantaged children. The children receive hair prostheses free of charge or on a sliding scale, based on financial need. www.locksoflove.org

7. Outcomes Locks of Love helps provide a foundation on which children can regain their happy disposition and begin to rebuild their self-esteem. By providing a prostheses it helps to restore some of the normalcy to their everyday lives. The prostheses allows the children to address other needs rather then worrying about their appearance. Children began to develop a sense of security which allows them to get back their self confidence and be kids again.

8. Community Need Locks of Love meets a unique need for children by using donated hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics. There are several needs that Locks of Love fulfills because most wigs sold by retailers are made to fit adult heads which are too big for children to wear. They also use of tape or glue to keep them from falling off, and these adhesives can burn or irritate the scalp and synthetic wigs can mat and frizz with excessive styling. Moreover, the styles of adult wigs that are available are not age-appropriate for some of these young children. www.locksoflove.org

12. How you can help Donate Hair and mail it to 234 Southern Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33405-2701 Hold your own Locks of Love event or Become a Particpating Salon! You can make a donation via check or credit card www.locksoflove.org Jordann Jewelry will donate 25% of the purchase price for every necklace and bracelet sold. Albertsons has agreed to donate 1% of the first $50,000 spent and 5% on everything over to Locks of Love when shoppers use their Locks of Love Community Partners key tag Goodsearch.com donates a penny to every time you search using it Post a banner on your website that links your page to the Locks of Love website

13. Personal Connection Cancer is very common in my family and I have seen the effects it has on a person and their family. Losing ones hair is a hard reality most people who are battling cancer or other illnesses have to deal with. I understand that losing your hair is like a loss of identity and it ruins a persons self esteem tremendously. Locks of Love is a great organization that allows children to be able to have a wig if they can not afford it. It is amazing to see how bright a person becomes once they have their hair back even if it is a wig.

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