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When a child starts to go bald in Israel - ZM's special "Donate Hair" program
When a child starts to go bald, this can be one of the most serious emotional hardships that a child with cancer has to deal with - when his or her hair falls out as a result of chemotherapy treatments. At this point, the child begins to look very different from what he or she used to look before, and some children respond to this change very badly. In some cases, this event is "the straw that breaks the camel's back." Cancer-stricken children may become ashamed to be seen in the company of their friends, which may further isolate the sick children and cause them to be even more distressed or depressed. "The looks and whispers behind our backs are the worst of everything that happens [while being sick with cancer]" - some of the children candidly confess.
To minimize this particular difficulty, Zichron Menachem arranges the making of human-hair wigs for the sick children. Trained professionals measure and make a wig for each boy or girl who wants one.
Because a child's head size is usually smaller than an adult's, each child must
be fitted with a custom-made, child-sized wig. The high price of a wig usually
derives from the cost of the hair from which it is made. Zichron Menachem's "Hair
to Wig" program has attracted the attention and young women and men throughout
Israel and around the world, who have donated their own hair for this very special
and humanitarian project. The hair is processed in a manner which sometimes requires
that several braids be combined in order to create one wig.
Various media (radio, television and the internet) have recently reported that young men in Israel - some of whom have grown their hair long during attendance at a "gap-year" pre-army preparatory program (Mechina K'dam Tzva'it - between high-school and I.D.F. service) - are also contributing to this special program
We gratefully accept long hair donations which meet the following criteria:
• Hair needs to be a minimum of 25 cm (10 inches) long - when braided.
• The hair should be tied with a rubber band at both ends - before it is braided and cut.
Braids should be sent (enclosed in a plastic or zip-lock bag) to:
Israel:
Zichron Menachem
P. O. Box 16383
Jerusalem, 91163
When a child starts to go bald, this can be one of the most serious emotional hardships that a child with cancer has to deal with - when his or her hair falls out as a result of chemotherapy treatments. At this point, the child begins to look very different from what he or she used to look before, and some children respond to this change very badly. In some cases, this event is "the straw that breaks the camel's back." Cancer-stricken children may become ashamed to be seen in the company of their friends, which may further isolate the sick children and cause them to be even more distressed or depressed. "The looks and whispers behind our backs are the worst of everything that happens [while being sick with cancer]" - some of the children candidly confess.
To minimize this particular difficulty, Zichron Menachem arranges the making of human-hair wigs for the sick children. Trained professionals measure and make a wig for each boy or girl who wants one.
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Various media (radio, television and the internet) have recently reported that young men in Israel - some of whom have grown their hair long during attendance at a "gap-year" pre-army preparatory program (Mechina K'dam Tzva'it - between high-school and I.D.F. service) - are also contributing to this special program
We gratefully accept long hair donations which meet the following criteria:
• Hair needs to be a minimum of 25 cm (10 inches) long - when braided.
• The hair should be tied with a rubber band at both ends - before it is braided and cut.
Braids should be sent (enclosed in a plastic or zip-lock bag) to:
Israel:
Zichron Menachem
P. O. Box 16383
Jerusalem, 91163
In the USA:
The Children's Bridge of Zichron Menachem
39 West 37th Street 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10018
In the UK:
The British Friends of Zichron Menachem
30 Brookside Road #306
London NW119NE
Kindly include your name and mailing address together with the braided hair,
as we like to acknowledge and thank you for your donation.
TO VIEW news articles that have been published about ZM’s “Hair
to Wig” program, click the links below.
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04.12.06 |
Jerusalem Post |
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12.03.04 |
The Jewish Week |
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Donate Hair for Wig
