“Catherine’s Pretty Ponytails 2- Big sis takes over!” surpassed what I thought was possible by a long shot. Between the hair donation/fundraiser and the Boston Pizza event Kimberly and her teams’ efforts yielded $15, 988 for the Canadian Cancer Society and gathered 63 ponytails for wigs for cancer patients. The young girls/women/men and young boy who participated by donating their hair and collecting pledges were absolutely outstanding!  They heard of this campaign, joined and ran with it. They managed to rank #2 in all of Ontario for on-line team fundraisers!  How shocking and impressive is that?! ? The youngest hair donor was 4 years old…just goes to show that anyone can do this, no matter your age or gender! You can make a difference and it feels so good!

Between the 2 campaigns, (the original led by Catherine and this years led by big sis and in a matter of only one year from June 22nd, 2008 to June 22, 2009) there is a total of 110 ponytails for wigs and $21,546 for the Cancer Society! Who knew this idea/campaign would have reached such proportions! It hit a chord with so many! Most of the hair donors/families are going through what we are and donating hair makes you feel that you are doing something and it helps to alleviate the feeling  that you can’t help your family member or friend who has cancer. It is empowering and it makes you realize  that you are not alone.

Although Catherine started this with the simple words “mom, I want to donate my hair for cancer patients” she certainly did not do this on her own! There are so many people to thank! We want to thank Regal Hair Design and Boston Pizza Orleans for hosting our events. You are terrific and we couldn’t have done this without you! I bet the hair donors are glad too that I wasn’t cutting their hair! We want to thank the companies who provided the campaign with services or product like The East Orleans Star local paper for the advertising, Sure Print and Graphics for the flyers and printed material, Loeb Cumberland Market who provided all the food and food supplies, the girls school for supplying the tables, chairs, canopies and portable stage. LynneArt facepainting for turning all the hair donors into walking works of art, caricatures and clowns for entertaining the crowd, Micpo who is multi-talented and enjoyed by young and old, our local TV anchor Max for all the support and promo, also all the companies who provided silent auction prizes and our friends and family and community who have been so terrific and supportive. We really appreciate it! It means so much to our family! We feel very blessed to have so many amazing people in our life!

Hi everyone,
I just wanted to let you know that Pretty Ponytails has a group on Facebook. You can sign up to get updates and chat with other people who will be attending and donating their hair or just giving their support.
We have over 100 members already! How cool is that?!!!
Join us today – just log into Facebook and search for “Catherine’s Pretty Ponytails” Thanks!
Bye!

Last year, my little sister Catherine did something pretty special: she cut off her hair. I know, you’re thinking “what’s so special about that?” Well, she did it as part of a hair donation and fundraising campaign for the Canadian Cancer Society, and she collected 47 ponytails and raised over $5000!!!

Last year I wanted to donate my hair but it wasn’t long enough, so this year, I’m taking over! I’m going to cut my hair  I would like to beat her total–I mean help her get more ponytails and raise even more money for a good cause. The ponytails will go to make wigs for those who have lost their hair because of cancer treatments, and the money will help fund the search for a cure.

Bye!

We’re doing it again! On Sunday, May 24th, we are holding another hair donation and raising money to help cancer patients.

Last year, with the generous support of her school and community, Catherine collected 47 hair donations and raised over $5,500! This year, her big sister Kimberly has taken over in hopes of adding to her sister’s tremendous success.

Help Kimberly (and Catherine, too!) to help others by joining us from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday May 24th. If you would like to donate your hair and have at least 20.5 cm of untreated hair, Jody Sara and the team at Regal Hair Design will cut and style your hair for free.

Or, you can make a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society and help make cancer history!

Catherine, ma fille qui a 7 ans, a un très gros coeur et veut toujours aider les gens. L’automne dernier, j’ai dit que je voulais donner mes cheveux pour les gens qui souffrent du cancer. J’ai mesuré mes cheveux seulement pour réaliser que ce n’était pas assez long. Comme je suis maman très occupée de trois filles, j’ai ensuite oubliée de le poursuivre. Il y a quelques semaines, Catherine m’a dit qu’elle voulait faire don de ses cheveux. Rapidement, j’ai mesuré la longueur de nos cheveux et nous avons tous deux réalisées que nous avons assez de cheveux pour faire un don qui va aider les victimes du cancer. Ceci va être une experience merveilleuse à partager avec elle, et, peut-être nous pouvons aider beaucoup plus de gens si nous pouvons obtenir la participation d’autres personnes en même temps. 

Ce n’est qu’au commencement de ce projet, et nous attendons des confirmations et l’approbation d’un locale, mais nous vous tiendrons à jour sur nos progrès…

Catherine, my 7 year old daughter, has a really big heart and always wants to help people. Last fall, I mentioned that I wanted to donate my hair for wigs. I measured it only to realize it wasn’t long enough. Being a busy mom of 3 I then forgot about it. A few weeks ago, Catherine told me that she wanted to donate her hair. I quickly measured the length of our hair and realized we both had enough hair to donate to charity.  This will be a terrific mother/daughter thing for us to do, and, just maybe we can help a lot more people if we pass the word along and get other people to donate their hair at the same time.

Everything is in the beginning stages and looks like it’s a go but needs an official stamp of approval but we’ll keep you updated on our progress….