Jo Hindmarch
Giving goldielocks for xmas
Fundraising for Emily's Star
Story
If you know me you will know I have a lot of (now ridiculously long) hair.
I got thinking while drying it the other day, I’m always being told how lucky I am and how lovely my hair is and inspired by a roller derby team mate who recently did the same, I thought wouldn’t it be great to put this to good and use what nature gave me to benefit others. So I am!
My aim is to raise funds for having a drastic chop (not shaving my head) of my golden mane and donate it.
My hope is to send off 30cm of my hair to the little princess trust in time for christmas for a little boy or girl to get a real hair wig to help them cope with hair loss due to cancer and other illness.
I am also donating the funds I raise to a local charity called Emily’s star who have three main objectives:
1) To grant wishes to families who have a child or children with any life limiting or life threatening illness & are supported by a Children with Complex needs nursing team within Milton Keynes
Our wishes are to help families make memories & we carry this out in various ways.
2) To raise awareness of Trisomy 18 also known as Edwards Syndrome, the UK's second most common syndrome.
We also wish to increase the use of the wording "life limiting" when a Trisomy 18 diagnosis is given instead of "incompatible with life"
3) To provide neonatal boxes to local neonatal units, which include items for both mum and premature or underweight babies. These boxes are called "Emily's gift"
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
I got thinking while drying it the other day, I’m always being told how lucky I am and how lovely my hair is and inspired by a roller derby team mate who recently did the same, I thought wouldn’t it be great to put this to good and use what nature gave me to benefit others. So I am!
My aim is to raise funds for having a drastic chop (not shaving my head) of my golden mane and donate it.
My hope is to send off 30cm of my hair to the little princess trust in time for christmas for a little boy or girl to get a real hair wig to help them cope with hair loss due to cancer and other illness.
I am also donating the funds I raise to a local charity called Emily’s star who have three main objectives:
1) To grant wishes to families who have a child or children with any life limiting or life threatening illness & are supported by a Children with Complex needs nursing team within Milton Keynes
Our wishes are to help families make memories & we carry this out in various ways.
2) To raise awareness of Trisomy 18 also known as Edwards Syndrome, the UK's second most common syndrome.
We also wish to increase the use of the wording "life limiting" when a Trisomy 18 diagnosis is given instead of "incompatible with life"
3) To provide neonatal boxes to local neonatal units, which include items for both mum and premature or underweight babies. These boxes are called "Emily's gift"
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.