Please include a note to this effect with your hair donation. Do you help boys and girls? Yes, our company helps both boys and girls. The vast majority of children who approach our company for help are girls. We think that the reason for this is that it is socially acceptable for young men to have short, shaved, or even no hair, but it is not socially acceptable for young ladies to have no hair. What aged children do you help? Children aged 0-8 years receive synthetic hairpieces because this age group of children experiences rapid growth in the size of their head. Children aged 8-17 with long-term, total hair loss receive custom, vacuum-fit hair prosthetics. Can I meet the child who receives my hair? our company cannot link donors to recipients for two important reasons: 1. tracking each donated ponytail would not be feasible, financially. 2. we protect the children''s privacy. However, our quarterly newsletter features our company children who have agreed to appear publicly.

Who donates hair to our company? Adults and children the world over donate their 10-inch and longer ponytails to our company. We use hair from adults and children, men and women, all colors, and all races. We estimate that children donated over 80 percent of the ponytails received. Is my hair donation tax deductible? The IRS considers donated hair a body part, and therefore, not tax deductible. Financial donations are fully deductible. Do you need financial donations? Yes, financial gifts will enable our company to pay for administrative expenses like long-distance telephone service, website maintenance, postage, shipping, printing, etc. What do the children pay for these hairpieces? Our company provides children with hairpieces and their subsequent repairs free of charge or on a sliding scale based on the finances of those responsible for the children. Hair stylists performing the initial "cut-in" of the our company hairpiece donated their services. What would be the cost if a child bought this hairpiece? Custom hairpieces start at $3,000 retail. Do you help all children? Yes, regardless of race, creed, or religion. Why don''t I receive an acknowledgement of my hair donation right away? Why don''t I receive a hand-written acknowledgement?

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