Mums: From left, Emma Pride, Hattie Pride, Tia Baker and Emma Baker before the haircut
Two Heanor schoolgirls have had almost 60cm of hair chopped off to help make wigs for children with cancer and they raised more than £5,000 in the process.
Nine-year-olds Tia Baker and Hattie Pride, who both attend Mundy Street School, in Lockton Avenue, went for the chop after hearing about the Little Princess Trust during lockdown.
Hattie (left) and Tia before their hair cut
The charity provides real hair wigs free of charge to children and young people who have lost their own hair due to cancer treatment and other conditions.
The girls separately decided to have their hair cut during the school holidays and together agreed they would attempt to raise £1,100 to cover the cost of the two wigs being made.
Hattie and Tia on the way to the hairdressers
The pair made and sold treats at school and at a dance camp, held a cake and toy sale, arranged a red, white and blue week and organised a crazy hair day at their school.
They also wrote letters to local businesses asking them to donate prizes which they raffled off to raise more money.
Having their hair cut
They had a total of 57cm of hair chopped off their long locks before announcing their total – a whopping £5,158.85 – and after some more donations reached the grand sum of £5,500.
Hattie’s mum Emma Pride said: “We are so proud of the girls, who were determined to do something positive for others and worked really hard to raise the money.
Having their hair cut
“We’d really like to say a massive thank you to absolutely everyone who has supported the girls from day one with all their fundraising events. It really has been overwhelming.”
From left, Emma Pride, Hattie Pride, Tia Baker and Emma Baker after the haircut
Among the generous companies who supported the girls by donating prizes were William Gregg Leisure Centre, in Heanor, which provided gift vouchers, West Midlands Safari Park, in Bewdley, donated tickets and Morley Hayes Hotel, in Ilkeston, donated afternoon tea.
Selling cakes in their garage
Preparing treats to sell
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