I Monday, August 17, 1998 The University Daily Kansan Section C · Page 19 Kids with hair loss get gift Donated locks provides wigs for kids in need WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Lisa Taylor wrung her hands in her lap and choked back tears. Her heart raced and her breathing was labored as she gazed straight ahead, not wanting to see what was going on behind her. This was no ordinary haircut. This was her birthday. Taylor, 38, had spent 10 years growing her strawberry blonde hair past her waist. But when she learned about Locks of Love, an organization that turns donations of real hair into wigs for sick children, she decided she could spare a few strands. strands. "It was for kids who didn't have hair," she said, her voice trembling as a stylist chopped off a foot-long ponytail from her mane. "And mine will grow back." That's not the case for the children who receive the special wigs. Most have alopecia areata, a disease of the autoimmune system that causes hair loss. It can range from patchy spots on their heads to total body hair loss. Other children have suffered severe burns or lost their hair during treatment for cancer. during treatment of KNIGHT Peggy Knight understands the trauma baldness can cause for kids. At age 14, alopecia areata robbed her of the hair on her head, arms and her eyebrows. She founded Locks of Love a year ago after a childhood friend, now an adult, grew her hair and gave it to Knight. 10 Knight. "She said, 'It was so difficult to watch you endure all the teasing as a child,'" Knight said. as a child. Knight said. Since it began, the Fort Lauderdale-based nonprofit group has provided about 35 of the $3,000 wigs to children who can't afford the special hair prosthetics. Knight also has a for-profit company that sells wigs. So far, more than 2,500 bundles of hair have been donated, and they have come from far and wide. Kasey Anderson, an 8-year-old Girl Scout from Fairhope, Ala., snipped off her 24-inch locks in February. Her reasoning: "This is what Jesus would do if he could do. Why not me?" could do it. Why not? Donors must be able to provide at least 10 inches of hair bundled in a pony tail or braid. It must be perfectly dry and not overly damaged by color or treatment. It can be mailed in a plastic bag in a padded envelope. It takes a dozen pony tails to make one wig. A mold is taken of each child's head, and then a sillicon cap — something like a swimming cap — is made and dyed the proper complexion of their scalp. A wig maker in New Zealand carefully applies each donated strand of hair individually to a cap — a four-month process. Jennifer Milian thinks it will be worth the wait. The 16-year-old from Bartlett, Tenn. has alopecia universals—a total loss of hair on her body. It began with clumps falling out of her head at age 8, then grew back with some treatments. By the eighth grade, she lost it all. eighth grade, she loses. She began wearing a wig. But it was made of synthetic hair and looked anything but natural. Her classmates were curious, sometimes cruel. "That's the one I got teased with," she said about one wig. "It was really noticeable, it didn't move." really noticeable, it is. The benefit of the Locks of Love wigs is that they are made with real hair and can be cut and styled. Jennifer was overwhelmed when she learned strangers would donate hair to help her. oulance that "I really appreciate the fact that they cut their hair," she said. "I wish I could say more than thanks to them." Brian McGowan, 32, said knowing he was helping a sick child was thanks enough. Stylist Steve Ramsey at Cut And Dry salon in West Palm Beach recently ran a razor across McGowan's thick, dark brown pony tail — leaving him about 10 inches lighter. "It's going to a good cause — it's for kids, and I'm sure at that age it's tough not to have a full head of hair." McGowan said. in hair, McCown was in the next chair, Taylor was a bit more emotional about her donation. She broke into tears after the clipping was done. The people who are donating their hair, it's almost like they're giving a part of themselves to somebody." Ramsey said. "It's almost like they're getting a limb cut off." For those who do not have long enough hair, some area salons have donated free haircuts in exchange for a monetary donation to Locks of Love. Knight said she hoped her organization's efforts eventually would attract a corporate sponsor. "We're hair rich and cash poor," she said. poor, she said. For more information, Locks of Love may be reached at 1729 E. Commercial Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33334, or call 1-888-896-1588. On the Internet: http://www.LocksofLove.com New technology used for old custom The Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — There is a Hindi proverb about a kernel of grain being smashed between two grindstones. In English, the condition is described as being caught between a rock and a hard place. Sandip Bhojani knows both well. well. The 30-year-old likes his life in the United States. He has a good job as a hotel manager. He has many friends, plenty of party invitations, a fast car and a loud stereo. But he has strong ties to his native traditions. He still lives with his parents. He has a 2 a.m. curfew. And he is considering a custom many of his American-born friends might find unusual—an arranged marriage. — an arranged marriage. "My parents grew up in an old time," said Bhojani, who came to the United States from India as a teen-ager. "They don't understand how things work. I want to have my own life but I also want to make them happy. It can be really difficult." really different Staying connected to ancient traditions does not mean ignoring modern conveniences. Bhojani's parents turned to the Internet to help find a match for their son. Usha Soda, owner of Marriage.Com, an Indian Internet matrimonial service in Orange, Calif., has Bhojani on file. The membership costs between $150 and $250 for two years. and $200 for two years. "In India it is a close community," Sodha said. "But here, it's hard for people to find a good match." match. Arranged marriages, like many fixtures of Indian culture, evolved in part out of the Indian caste system. Marriages were a union between two people as well as a social contract between two families of the same caste. same caste. For Bhojani, that means a woman who is educated, from India's Gujarat province, Hindu, vegetarian and preferably from the same subcaste. Marriage.Com has files of marriage-minded Indians, complete with pictures, caste, subcaste, religion, language and astrological chart. "We've had about 50 or 60 marriages since we've opened," Sodha said. For an extra fee, she will help in the matchmaking process herself. "My parents checked to see if we would be compatible. They checked our astrological charts and that's how my marriage took place. It was something like a blind date but it's worked." A Pediatrician from Long Island, New York Bhavani Srinivasan Bhojani already has used the Web to view pictures of several women with similar backgrounds. But he is looking for someone who both he and his parents like. bouthe ear heirs His tradition-minded parents are convinced that a proper marriage builds a strong family. Page builds a strong "He will live with us for a while," said his father, Navin Bhujani. "We are Hindus. We don't eat meat or eggs. We go to temple every weekend. Compatibility is important." bity is impersonal. Compatibility was exactly what Paresh Shah, a 35-year-old attorney in Anaheim, Calif., was looking for when he signed up on the Internet. Within four months, he found the woman he would marry. "We both could have gotten people on our own, the way other accredited by the team. Bhavani Srinivasan, a pediatrician who lives on New York's Long Island, married his wife three weeks after meeting her. Americans find each other, but our parents recommended this and we agreed," he said. weeks and then they said, "My parents checked to see if we would be compatible," he said. "They checked our astrological charts and that's how my marriage took place. It was something like a blind date but it's worked." Bhojani said he was in no hurry. He would like to fall in love first—in India that's called a love marriage—but he is not opposed to an arranged marriage. "I certainly won't do something I don't want to do, but they've been pushing me since I was 25," he said. "I'm trying to keep an open mind." Classified information and order form THE UNIVERSITY DAIIY KANSAN How to schedule an ad: - Bv phone: 854-4358 - By phone: 864-4359 Ads phoned in may be billed to your MasterCard or Visa account. Otherwise, they will be held until pre-payment is made. 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