Eleven-year-old Point Cook resident Arisha Jain has cut off her long locks to help children with cancer.
Arisha, who is a grade 5 pupil at Alamanda College, last had short hair when she was just one year old.
However, Arisha said she decided to donate her hair to a good cause after coming out the state’s COVID-19 lockdown.
After getting a haircut, she sent her hair to Ella Wigmakers in New South Wales, who will use it to make a wigs for kids with cancer on behalf of Wigs 4 Kids.
“After lockdown my hair had grown quite long, I thought I could donate it to help other children,” Arisha said.
“Wigs 4 Kids uses donated hair to make wigs for children with illnesses like cancer.
“I thought it was a great idea.”
Arisha said she was a fan of her new, shorter hairdo.
“It’s easier to manage, I can comb it more easily and there is not as many tangles,” she said.
Arisha is also on a mission to raise $2000 for the Kids with Cancer Foundation (KWCF), which provides financial support for families that have a child suffering cancer.
The foundation also funds research into better ways to treat cancer.
Arisha has been asking her family and friends for donations, and has so far raised $1110 for KWCF.
‘Together we can make a difference for children with cancer,” Arisha said.
“It can help save lives and it’s a helpful and kind thing to do”
To make a donation to Arisha’s fundraising page, see details: fundraise.kidswithcancer.org.au/fundraisers/arishajain/
Alesha Capone
