Samantha Hoo

Caitlin's Big Hair Cut

Fundraising for Little Princess Trust
£1,650
raised of £550 target
by 68 supporters
Little Princess Trust

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We provide wigs to children with cancer to restore their confidence and identity.

Story

Caitlin is six years old, and has been painstakingly growing her hair for several years to enable her to donate it to this fantastic cause.  The Little Princess Trust provides real hair wigs (free-of-charge) to children and young people (up to the age of 24) that have sadly lost their own hair as a result of cancer treatment or other illnesses.  

Caitlin is donating her hair safe in the knowledge that it will grow back again - sadly, some children do not have that luxury.

Hair donations must be over 17cm (7inches) long; Caitlin is aiming to donate around 20cm (8inches).  Once Caitlin’s hair has been cut, it will be sent to the charity’s wigmakers, and blended with several other hair donations just to make one single wig.  

  • £5 pays for the postage of a wig.
  • £150 pays for the wig fitting and styling of the donated hair wigs.
  • £550 is the average cost to purchase one real hair wig.

Caitlin would love to raise some money (alongside having her hair cut) to help offset the cost of buying a wig for another child, and she is asking if anyone can spare even a small amount to help her to achieve her fundraising target of £550.  

The Trust relies solely on the efforts of enthusiastic community fundraisers - they receive no formal funding. Please help to raise money for them so that they can help more families.

Thank you so much for any support you can offer!

About the charity

Little Princess Trust

Verified by JustGiving

RCN 1176160
The Little Princess Trust provides real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young people who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or to other conditions. The charity is also one of the largest funders of childhood cancer research in the UK.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,650.00
+ £230.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,253.03
Offline donations
£396.97

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