Cosmetology Program Holding Locks of Love Donation Drive on Saturday, Nov. 23, in Time for the Holidays
Article by: Rosa Linda Reynoso
Do you wonder what the “gift of hair” means to someone suffering from long-term hair loss? Now that we’re entering the season of giving, you can provide that gift to build someone’s confidence and make their life much brighter during the Del Mar College Cosmetology Program’s Locks of Love donation drive scheduled this Saturday, Nov. 23.
The Cosmetology Glam Squad, made up of 25 students, will provide services to collect Locks of Love donations that the nonprofit organization will use to produce real human hair prosthetics to financially disadvantaged children and young adults who have lost their hair during cancer treatment or to diseases that cause hair loss, such as Alopecia and Autoimmune Disease.
The donation drive is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 208 (Cosmetology Lab) of the Flato Technology Building on the Del Mar College West Campus at Boaz Blvd. off Airport Road. Appointments and walk-ins welcome. To make an appointment, contact DMC faculty member Sandra Shelton Flinn, assistant professor of Cosmetology, at 698-1799 or sdflinn@delmar.edu.
Led by Shelton Flinn, basic-, intermediate- and senior-level students will cut ponytails for use in making the prosthetic hairpieces. Hair donations must be a minimum of 10 inches and not chemically damaged or bleached. Color or permed hair is acceptable.
The College’s Cosmetology program also collects donations throughout the year and will also take hair donations cut by individuals themselves. Anyone wishing to donate hair anytime during the year can make an appointment with the DMC Cosmetology Program by calling 698-1799 or emailing sdflinn@delmar.edu.
For more information about Locks of Love, go to www.locksoflove.org.
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