好几年前女儿就想把长发剪了捐献给有需要的癌症患者。但那时她常游泳，总跟漂白水接触，一直没有捐成。两年多前，她停止了在泳池里做义工，学校的游泳队也不参加了，这才开始了做捐献头发的前期工作。

她把头发剪得很短，花了两年多的时间让头发一边长，一边精心护理。慢慢地发质光亮了不少，颜色开始恢复本来的黑色，长度也留到了足够可以捐献了。

她和两个约好也要捐发的同学找了好几个理发店，但都是只剪发，不接受捐发。女儿上网找到了一个地方接受邮寄去的头发，我自告奋勇帮她们寄。

三个小姑娘在我家自己把头发剪了交给我，互相打趣着被剪得好笑的头，打打闹闹去了理发店。

我把头发放进Ziploc bag里，再装进信封，拿到邮局去寄。邮局工作人员用手捏了几下信封，转头对另一个工作人员说，“挺多的人捐头发呢！”

大约二十天后，女儿收到一封信。打开一看，是封感谢信——

女儿很高兴，把信认真读了一遍。

我也把信读了一遍，又上网看了更多的资料：

Donate your hair

Thinking about donating your hair to help make wigs for women who have lost their hair as a result of cancer treatment? This simple act of generosity makes a world of difference to women with cancer. It takes 8 to 15 ponytails to create 1 real-hair wig. This is why your support is so important.

Procter & Gamble Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Cancer Society, launched the Pantene Beautiful Lengths campaign in 2007. Thanks to thousands of generous Canadians from coast to coast, over 70,000 ponytails have been donated and made into wigs to help women living with cancer regain their confidence and sense of self.

Pantene Beautiful Lengths accepts hair donations, then creates, ships and donates real-hair wigs to Canadian Cancer Society wig banks across Canada. There is no cost to the Society or to the individuals who receive these wigs. Please consider sending your hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths as a meaningful way to support someone on a cancer journey. 

If you’re thinking about donating your hair, here’s how it works:

Preparing your hair:

• Hair must be a minimum 8 inches in length 
• Hair must be clean, dry and not swept off the floor
• Hair should not be chemically treated (bleach, colour or perm)
• Hair must be no more than 5% gray

Making the cut:

1. Clean, shampoo and/or condition hair, without any styling, hairspray or additional hair products.
2. Gather hair at the nape of the neck.
3. Create a ponytail with an elastic band. Make sure the band is tight around the hair to keep the hair together after cutting. If it comes out of the band, it won’t be included in the donation. A second hair band can be placed around the middle of the ponytail to keep the hair together.
4. Ensure that the elastic band is just below where you want to cut your hair.
5. Measure the length of the ponytail from the elastic band to the tips, making sure it’s at least 8 inches long. Donations shorter than 8 inches will not be used, because this is too short for making a wig. If your hair is not 8 inches, continue growing it out. There is no maximum length requirement.
6. Cut the hair just above the elastic band so that the elastic band remains on the ponytail after cutting and keeps cut hair together. Do not wash or style the ponytail in any way after it has been cut off.
7. Place the ponytail, kept intact with the elastic band, in a zipper-lock bag and seal tightly. Please ensure that the ponytail is completely dry before sending.
8. Place the plastic bag with the ponytail in a padded or plastic envelope and send to:

PANTENE BEAUTIFUL LENGTHS
ARCHWAY
2-1055 MIDDLEGATE RD
MISSISSAUGA ON L4Y 3Y4

Include your name and address if you would like to receive acknowledgement of your donation.

Turn your hair donation into a fundraising event, raising funds to help change cancer forever. We’ve made it easy for you to organize your own event.

Read more: http://www.cancer.ca/en/get-involved/support-us/donate-your-hair/?region=on#ixzz4tXzVmkzZ

问女儿今后还会捐吗？她说prom以后会的，还和那两个同学一道。