Mangaluru: More than 50 people, including three men aged between 12 and 70 years, donating their hair to cancer patients, as part of Christmas excitement.
It was a dream that came true for Alroy D’Souza, a software engineer who worked in Bengaluru, who fostered his hair to donate it to cancer patients.
He donated his hair in ‘beautiful long,’ an initiative of St Aloysius College, which was held on Tuesday.
The event was organized by the Center for Social Concolling (CSC) St Aloysius College, Canara Organization for Development and Peace (CODP), Indian Catholic Youth Movement, Caritas India, Codp Sparsha-Campaign against cancer and Mercy Beauty Academy.
“During my college days, I found a hair donation drive for cancer patients.
Inspired by them, I began to grow hair for the past three years.
When I heard about the donations of hair that happened in college, I decided to participate, and I was happy That I can bring a smile on the face of the Christmas in need of this, “Alroy said, who donated his hair with a length of 12 inches.
As soon as D’Souza, a BCON student first year in College, who never went to a beauty salon for a hairstyle for some time, said that he had grown his hair with a length of 39 inches, and donated his hair in length around 14 inches, during the drive.
“Everyone is jealous of my long hair.
I never went to a beauty salon to cut hair for years.
I was moved when I heard about the fate of cancer patients.
Even though my family members opposed it, when I told them that I cut my hair, I assured them by showing that it was for a good purpose.
I will donate hair once again, when growing back, “Express it in a way.
Philomena Fernandes, staff coordinator, CSC, said it needed more than three months to prepare a wig, which will then be distributed to those in need.
Someone with a minimum length of 12 inches, can be donated.
Wig prepared at the Hair Bank, Thrissur.