Illeana Carrillo recently made a big donation.
The 7-year-old Manteca girl had her hair lopped off at Sadie’s Styling Salon for Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged youngsters suffering from hair loss due to medical treatment for cancer and other diseases.
“My hair got too long,” said the Nile Garden School second-grade student on Friday.
She had just finished getting her hair styled and trimmed from Jenny Schucharch at Sadie’s. A few months ago, the youngster chose the long-time Manteca fixture at 508 E. Yosemite Ave. to make her Locks of Love donation.
“We decided to go there since that’s where she got her first-ever haircut,” said Illeana’s mother, Elsa Carrillo.
She made her daughters – included are Illeana and 9-year-old Casey – aware of the cause when their cousin, Ben Nutt, 10, who lives in Oregon, was diagnosed with leukemia a few years ago. Casey wanted to donate her hair but, according to her mother, had the wrong type.
Illeana’s hair grew out to just below her waist when she finally decided it was the right time for a haircut.
“She wanted to cut it a year ago,” the older Carrillo said.
Tim Cabral, who is the owner and operator of Sadie’s, indicated that 25 of his customers including Illeana have donated to Locks of Love since September. He’s planning to send the hairpieces off to the non-profit organization in the next few days.
Most of the children helped by Locks of Love can expect to have their self-esteem and confidence restored thanks to the donations such as the one made by Illeana Carrillo. They’ll receive these hair prostheses free of charge or on a sliding scale, based on financial need.
“I’m very proud of my daughter for donating to Locks of Love,” Elsa Carrillo said.
More information on Locks of Love can be found by logging on to www.locksoflove.org.
The 7-year-old Manteca girl had her hair lopped off at Sadie’s Styling Salon for Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged youngsters suffering from hair loss due to medical treatment for cancer and other diseases.
“My hair got too long,” said the Nile Garden School second-grade student on Friday.
She had just finished getting her hair styled and trimmed from Jenny Schucharch at Sadie’s. A few months ago, the youngster chose the long-time Manteca fixture at 508 E. Yosemite Ave. to make her Locks of Love donation.
“We decided to go there since that’s where she got her first-ever haircut,” said Illeana’s mother, Elsa Carrillo.
She made her daughters – included are Illeana and 9-year-old Casey – aware of the cause when their cousin, Ben Nutt, 10, who lives in Oregon, was diagnosed with leukemia a few years ago. Casey wanted to donate her hair but, according to her mother, had the wrong type.
Illeana’s hair grew out to just below her waist when she finally decided it was the right time for a haircut.
“She wanted to cut it a year ago,” the older Carrillo said.
Tim Cabral, who is the owner and operator of Sadie’s, indicated that 25 of his customers including Illeana have donated to Locks of Love since September. He’s planning to send the hairpieces off to the non-profit organization in the next few days.
Most of the children helped by Locks of Love can expect to have their self-esteem and confidence restored thanks to the donations such as the one made by Illeana Carrillo. They’ll receive these hair prostheses free of charge or on a sliding scale, based on financial need.
“I’m very proud of my daughter for donating to Locks of Love,” Elsa Carrillo said.
More information on Locks of Love can be found by logging on to www.locksoflove.org.
