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Brave the Shave is all about kids. We’ve said that time and time again.

Each year, many feet of hair are donated during our Brave the Shave events. This year, the hair will be going to an organization that was set up specifically for kids who have lost their hair due to cancer and other medically-related issues such as burns and Alopecia. And here’s the kicker. The families of these kids don’t have to pay a dime for the wigs.

This nonprofit organization, Children with Hair Loss, was founded in 2000 by Regina Villemure, a hairstylist whose three-year-old niece was diagnosed with leukemia. Regina noticed during her niece’s treatment that many of the children in similar situations either didn’t have hair or wore outdated synthetic wigs.

Being in the cosmetology industry, Regina knew that hairpieces were very expensive and most families couldn’t afford human hair. After doing a lot of research and finding that no other organization at that time was giving human hair replacements to kids at no cost, her passion for hair evolved into a mission, and today, Children with Hair Loss donates more than 300 customized hairpieces to boys and girls every year, giving them renewed confidence and self-esteem.

Unlike other organizations that make hair replacements, Children with Hair Loss accepts hair that is as short as 8 inches (although longer is preferred) and chemically treated (although non-chemically treated hair is preferred, any hair in good condition is accepted).

To this day, Children With Hair Loss has never charged a child for a hairpiece, and runs solely on charitable donations. What more could you expect from an organization with the slogan, “Covering young heads to heal young hearts?”

If you are interested in donating your hair during Brave the Shave, visit http://bit.ly/BraveTheShaveHairDonation.

 

 

It all started with a relative Marcie Jones hadn’t seen or spoken to since she was a little girl. Following the November diagnosis of her 6-year-old son, Chase, with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (made high risk because of the dangerous and rare Philadelphia chromosome that affects how the cancer reacts to treatment), this distant relative called Marcie saying her husband shaved his head so he could be on what he called “Chase’s superhero team.” He then sent Chase a picture of himself – bald and dressed as a superhero.

When Chase’s hair started falling out, he told his mom he was afraid nobody would like him without hair. After that heartbreaking comment, Chase’s mom, dad, 15-year-old brother, and even 10 and 19-year-old sisters (who really love their hair) all shaved their heads to stand in solidarity with their son and little brother.

Since then, more than 20 relatives and friends – men, women boys and girls (the youngest being six years old) – have faced the clippers so they can be part of the squad that’s been affectionately dubbed “Chase’s superheroes.”

Even though the Jones family has already proved that bald is beautiful, many of them plan to shave again in March for Brave the Shave’s 10^th campaign event. “Brave the Shave has been incredibly awesome,” Marcie says. “It’s unbelievable how much help the organization has given us and how much stress it has lifted off our shoulders. We want to give back, and this is the perfect way to do that.”

Join “Chase’s Superhero Squad” and go bald on March 10. Create a team at www.bravetheshave.coop and start fundraising to help kids like Chase. The funds you raise will go toward research and to  support North Dakota area families fighting childhood cancer.

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More than 20 relatives and friends – men, women boys and girls (the youngest being six years old) – have gone under the clippers to show their support for Chase.