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TLC Hair Drive and Tour Help give free wigs to more than 100 women with cancer

I donated my hair to Beautiful Lengths for a woman with cancer who cannot afford a wig, the TLC hair drive will educate while collecting 999+ more ponytails.

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TLC Hair Drive and Tour Help give free wigs to more than 100 women with cancer

TLC Hair Drive and Tour Help give free wigs to more than 100 women with cancer

TLC Hair Drive and Tour Help give free wigs to more than 100 women with cancer

TLC Hair Drive and Tour Help give free wigs to more than 100 women with cancer

TLC Hair Drive and Tour Help give free wigs to more than 100 women with cancer

I donated my hair to Beautiful Lengths for a woman with cancer who cannot afford a wig, the TLC hair drive will educate while collecting 999+ more ponytails.

I donated my hair to Beautiful Lengths for a woman with cancer who cannot afford a wig, the TLC hair drive will educate while collecting 999+ more ponytails.

I donated my hair to Beautiful Lengths for a woman with cancer who cannot afford a wig, the TLC hair drive will educate while collecting 999+ more ponytails.

I donated my hair to Beautiful Lengths for a woman with cancer who cannot afford a wig, the TLC hair drive will educate while collecting 999+ more ponytails.

Tricia Chaves
Tricia Chaves
Tricia Chaves
Tricia Chaves
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Oakland, United States
$100 USD 2 backers
0% of $95,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

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  1. Volunteer your time
  2. Pledge your ponytail for a free haircut and gifts

 

Short Summary

I am a beauty and lifestyle writer, and I'm donating my hair to make a wig for a woman with cancer who cannot afford one while undergoing treatment.


When I learned it takes nine donations to make just one wig, and realized I'd personally thrown away four of them in my lifetime, I knew I needed to make a bigger change than merely getting my hair cut. I enlisted the help of colleagues in the celebrity beauty business, and set a goal to spread awareness about the particulars of hair donation.


I set a goal to collect 1,000 ponytails and made plans to go on a summer hair "drive" to do it. I'll be kicking off the first-annual TLC tour in Fisco, Texas on November 9, 2013, and we'll be making stops across North America through 2014.

We'll present the proceeds of our drive to Beautiful Lengths at our Growing Hope Gala and Fashion Show.

Pro Participants

Click photos to meet our pro participants on the TLC Tour.

What We Need

Our crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo will be used to supplement  corporate sponsorships and individual donations we have already secured through our personal outreach efforts.

It will enable us to launch our charity and provide the funds for not just the summer tour expenses, but all the equipment we'll need to achieve our objectives: To conduct year-long educational and governmental outreach, and summer tour events annually.

Thousand Locks Charity Budget

 

Objectives

Conduct an annual hair drive to collect at least 1,000 ponytail donations and recruit new professional and press participants to the cause.

Organize public wellness events and wellness workshops for influential members of new and mainstream media outlets to maximize the TLC message.

Create a hub for the public to discover hair donation programs and free wig outlets globally.

Acquire commitment of each cosmetology board in the United States to incorporate simple hair donation education into accredited programs for hairstylist licensure.

Recruit and train salons worldwide to take hair donations correctly, and provide each with a supply kit for accepting and returning donations to be made into wigs.

Establish free wig programs worldwide where they do not currently exist, starting with Brazil.

The Impact

With the collection goal we've set for our summer drive alone, more than 100 women with cancer will receive free wigs. Our ongoing outreach efforts will ensure that no stylist ever discards hair that could be used to create a free wig, and that all salons will be equipped with kits that enable them to easily send donations for processing.

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Promote Your Cause or Brand

$100 USD
Do you want us to wear your apparel or accessories at stop on our summer tour? Ideal for clothing/accessories sellers or those with a cause to promote. Your item(s) will be shot in HD photo/video at the event, we'll include your details on our sponsor page, in a press release, and in the program enclosed in the gift bags at the event(s) we wear your item. You can pick the day, city or event, based on availability and pre-approval of fit. Note: You must send your item to us, too.
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T-Shirts for Tresses

$100 USD
Make a $100 donation to our charity efforts and you'll receive the commemorative TLC shirt that will be worn by organizers and celebrity beauty and style participants on our summer tour.
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April 2013
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Celebrity Beauty Pro Makeover

$500 USD
For your generous contribution to our charity, you'll receive a pass for pampering with our pro participants and a special gift bag.
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Brand the Glamper RV

$10,000 USD
Do you have a business that can benefit from being seen at close to 40 events across the U.S.? We'll wrap your logo prominently onto the Glamper (3 sponsors per side) from our June kickoff through the end of '13, and give you a commemorative T-shirt to thank you for your support. Visit thousandlocks.com "Sponsor Us" for all of our sponsorship options and examples of how your logo will appear on the trailer.
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June 2013
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Beverly Hills w/ Melanie Mills

$10,000 USD
You'll receive accommodations in a luxury room at The London hotel in West Hollywood. You'll be among a small group of VIP media guests for an intimate meeting with Emmy-winner Melanie Mills, who won her award as lead makeup artist for Dancing with the Stars. You will get a makeover from her and Team Gleam before attending our west coast kickoff event. (Airfare not included, see Gallery for more details in the Files Section)
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June 2013
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Fashion Week Wellness Retreat

$20,000 USD
Your experience in NYC includes five nights in a luxury room at The London hotel in NYC September 7-11 friend. You'll be the VIP guest at a different event on each day of your visit, beginning with a cocktail reception on Saturday, wellness workshops with celebrity beauty experts, private fitness classes with Dave Romanelli & Kristin McGee, and walk the red carpet of the Growing Hope Gala as our honored guest. (Airfare not included, see Gallery for more details in the Files Section)
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September 2013
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