By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ
Staff Writer
reporter@sbnewspaper.com
Mary Rivas of San Benito waited four years to grow her hair 17 inches long so she could donate it to Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children ages 21 and under who suffer from long-term medical hair loss. Courtesy photos
What better way to commemorate the commencement of a chapter in one’s life than to cut off all your hair and donate it to charity?
That is exactly what 18-year-old Mary Rivas did.
It was actually her second time donating her hair to charity, and it probably won’t be her last.
“The very first time that she did it I was furious because I love long hair on my daughters,” said Rene Rivas, Mary’s father. “She did it when she was about 8 or 9 years old. I kind of got really upset with her, but then she told me the reason she did it for.”
“It’s because I think of the little girls who are sick with cancer, they’re crying and losing their hair. I figured since I have a standard for having long hair, I could use it for good use,” Mary said. “I decided to donate it to the Locks of Love, that way they could use it to make a wig for a little girl and she can be happy and not feel self-conscious about her image.”
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