A LITTLE OFF THE BACK SISTERS GIVE THE HAIR OFF THEIR HEADS SOURCE} BY CAROL ROCK STAFF WRITER.VALENCIA - It was a combination of notoriety NOTORIETY, evidence. That which is generally known. 2. This notoriety is of fact or of law. In general, the notoriety of a fact is not sufficient to found a judgment or to rely on its truth; 1 Ohio Rep. and homage to their mother that brought the four girls to a salon in Valencia on Saturday afternoon, ready to leave behind one of the vestiges of youth - their long ponytails. Nancy and Russ Phillips' four daughters - Kaitlin, 11; Samantha, 10; Maggie, 9; and Abbie, 7 - wanted to donate their hair to Locks of Love, an international nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that provides hairpieces to children under 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss. After Nancy was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, her treatment and her bouts with the side effects Side effects Effects of a proposed project on other parts of the firm. of chemotherapy also gave the girls first-hand experience with self-esteem issues faced by patients who lose their hair for a variety of reasons. ``They saw a girl in the paper sometime last year who was donating her hair,'' Nancy explained. ``And I think they remembered when I lost my hair because the whole family went through the experience with me.'' ``I'm just a little nervous,'' said Kaitlin, as she was called by a stylist to discuss her new look. Melody Goldstein, an assistant manager at Great Clips Great Clips is a major hair salon chain in the United States and Canada, founded in Minneapolis in 1982 and run primarily through franchisees. The company grew rapidly during the 1990s and 2000s, from 150 franchised salons in 1988 to 1000 by 1997[1] , said that two or three people a week come in to donate hair to Locks of Love. ``It's really nice that they do this,'' she said. ``They get the ponytail cut off for free, and we style it for them.'' The hair must be at least 10 inches in length, in a ponytail or braid and cannot be bleached, colored or permed perm Informal n. A permanent. tr.v. permed, perm·ing, perms To give (hair) a permanent. Adj. 1. . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Locks of Love, 80 percent of the hair donated comes from children who want to help other children. After carefully measuring 10 inches of hair with a wooden ruler, the stylist cut Kaitlin's ponytail off. Then it was Samantha's turn. ``I think Samantha was the first one to get us started on this,'' said Nancy as she watched her girls' faces. ``Her hair is so thick it took forever to comb and dry. She said we might as well do it right now.'' As Maggie juggled a camera phone to take Samantha's picture, it was the moment of truth for Kaitlin. With her new style of above-the-shoulder hair curled under, she beamed at her sisters and parents. ``Omigod!'' exclaimed Maggie. ``She looks so beautiful,'' said Abbie. When Abbie climbed into the chair, her stylist said that they might just be able to get the 10 inches required, but that she might end up with a bobbed look instead of something she could pull back into the familiar ponytail. Dad made the call to wield the shears, and, after the stylist showed the second-grader just how short it might be, everyone agreed that the cut should be made. ``She has beautiful hair,'' one of the stylists commented. ``It's going to be so thick and healthy now.'' With the bob complete, Abbie bounced out of the chair and ran to Maggie's side to show off her new do. The girls were all smiles. In a few minutes, four ponytails were assembled to be mailed to the charity, and four young women were given new looks with which to start the school year. By the giggles and squeals of delight, it was obviously something they were glad to do. ``They've done other events that support cancer research, like the Relay for Life Relay For Life (often shortened to Relay) is a fundraising event of the American Cancer Society, and is now held in many other countries. It is an overnight event designed to spread awareness of cancer prevention, treatments and cures, celebrate survivorship and raise money and walks when we lived in Temecula,'' explained Nancy. ``But we are so proud of them for doing this.'' The family recently moved to the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. from Scotland, where Russ was a teacher in Edinburgh. The girls will all start Bridgeport Elementary school elementary school: see school. , and Nancy will begin teaching at Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs, city (1990 pop. 14,062), seat of Hopkins co., NE Tex., in a farm area; inc. 1859. Vegetables, wheat, rice, and corn are grown, and livestock and dairying are important. There is clay and timber in the area. Elementary later this month. Russ was recently retired as a professor of education from the University of Wisconsin. Most of the patients receiving hairpieces from Locks of Love suffer from alopecia areata alopecia ar·e·a·ta n. Hair loss in circumscribed, noninflamed areas of the scalp, eyebrows and beard. Also called alopecia circumscripta. , a long-term disease for which there is no cause or cure. Between the ages of 6 and 18, the children can reapply Re`ap`ply´ v. t. & i. 1. To apply again. reapply vi → volver a presentarse, hacer or presentar una nueva solicitud for new hairpieces up to five times. The children choose the color and length of their hairpieces; after receiving their wigs and wearing them for a couple of days, the children go to a salon for individual styling. Locks of Love produced 21 hairpieces in its first year. Seven years later, the group produces 1,000 hairpieces, with recipients in all 50 states and Canada. It takes six to 10 ponytails to make each hairpiece because many of the shorter strands cannot be used. Each hairpiece takes four to six months to make and can cost anywhere from $3,500 to $6,000. For information on Locks of Love, visit its Web site at www.locksoflove.org. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) At top, Maggie Phillips, 9, of Valencia holds still as stylist Pam Croft CROFT, obsolete. A little close adjoining to a dwelling-house, and enclosed for pasture or arable, or any particular use. Jacob's Law Dict. snips off her pony tail for donation to Locks of Love. Below, the four daughters - Kaitlin, 11; Samantha, 10; Maggie, 9; and Abbie, 7 - bid their donations goodbye, supported by their proud parents, Russ and Nancy Phillips. (3) Kaitlin compliments younger sister Abbie on her new look, after her donation to Locks of Love. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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