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Nov 2022
Harrogate girls to cut hair to raise funds for friend with luekaemia
Two girls from Harrogate will cut and donate their hair to charity to raise funds for The Candlelighters Trust charity.
Holly, 7, and Heidi, 5, will have their locks removed next month and donate their hair to the Little Princess Trust, which will turn it into real hair wigs.
The two girls have been growing their hair since last November in support of their friend Sophia Felgate, 7, who has acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Sophia was first diagnosed in 2018, just a week after her third birthday. She finished treatment in August 2020, however the cancer returned last November.
The idea came from Holly wanting to give Sophia her own hair to "make her feel better", after Sophia lost her hair due to chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
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The Candlelighters Trust provides practical, emotional and financial support to families of children with cancer.
They have been helping the Felgate family since Sophia's diagnosis in 2018. They have provided the Felgates with counselling, family fun days, massages/haircuts/manicures for Sophia and pizza nights.
The fundraiser has already raised almost £1,000. If you would like to donate to the cause you can do so on the JustGiving page.
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