On Wednesday, August 12, 54 people gathered at the Hamlin Public Library for a Hometown Hero program. Many were on hand to personally cheer for long-time library clerk Cheryl Ingham, who donated 36 inches of hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths.
But there were other heroes as well. Four local stylists, Courtney Ritchie and Robin Donahue of Hair NV in Hamlin; Cindy Lutwiller of Shear Emotion in Hilton; and Georgina Toates of Georgie’s Tool & Dye in Hilton donated their time and talents to cut ponytails and give fresh new haircuts.
Heroes came in all ages with hair of all colors. The youngest was five and the oldest was 68. A total of 24 ponytails were donated and each participant was awarded a Hometown Hero certificate. Additionally, Anne and Ron Klein and Ozzy Ladalfa of the Brockport Breast Cancer Plus Other Women’s Cancer Support Group shared early cancer detection tips.
This year’s nationwide summer reading theme was “Every Hero Has a Story” and while there were many Superhero craft and activity programs, there was an intentional goal by the library staff to encourage library patrons of all ages to be heroes. The 24 heroes who participated donated a total of 441 inches of hair to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths campaign. Pantene Beautiful Lengths works closely with HairUWear® and the American Cancer Society® to transform hair donations into the highest-quality, real-hair wigs which are then distributed, at no cost to female cancer patients, through the American Cancer Society’s extensive national network of wig banks.
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