By Brandon Andersen

Buffalo State College students have found a unique ways to give back to the less fortunate.

Members of the Greek organizations recently donated their hair in an effort to raise money for Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

“It was a great way for us to help patients in a whole new way,” said Todd Jackson, a senior who donated some of his blonde hair for the cause last weekend. He and other fraternity members donated hair at a local Supercut.

Hair collected from the “Goin Bald for Bucks” campaign will be sent to “Locks of Love,” a non-profit organization that makes wigs for cancer patients 18 and younger who suffer hair loss from medical procedures, such as chemotherapy.

Local and national members of “Locks of Love” were very pleased with the student’s giving spirits.

“We happy to accept any donations that can be made, and we welcome their giving spirit,” said Locks of Love coordinator Mary Jackson from her office in Lake Worth, Fla. Locks for Love host many events to raise money and hair for the cause, most at local salons and barber shops. Locks for Love host events in Buffalo about four times a year to raise funds, mainly for cancer treatment centers.

To donate hair, guidelines include:
• hair must be a 10 inch minimum
• must be cleaned and dried
• hair cannot be chemically damaged

Links:
locksoflove.org
roswellpark.org

Brandon Andersen can be reached at Andebe89@buffalostate.edu