A SCHOOLGIRL has raised money for charity by getting her hair cut.
Annabelle Sankey-Rigby, 13, manged to raise over £1,000 for the Little Princess Trust when she went for her first haircut after covid restrictions were loosened.
The idea came to Annabelle in 2020 after she had watched Netflix’s ‘Alexa and Katie’, in which Alexa starts to lose her hair due to Cancer and Katie supports her. This inspired Annabelle to launch her fundraiser and have 19 inches of hair chopped.
Annabelle said: “Alexa’s story in ‘Alexa and Katie’ shows that losing hair is very traumatic for children, especially when they are already having to deal with a serious disease. I have had long hair my whole life and it is very special to me.”
“But the programme made me realise that others could benefit from it more. I hope the money raised will benefit lots of children and my hair helps its new owner feel a bit better when they get their wig.”
The Little Princess Trust is a charity that creates wigs donated hair for children suffering from hair loss from treatment foo cancer or alopecia. The charity also funds research into childhood cancers.
Burgess Hill Girls Head Liz Laybourn is immensely proud of Annabelle’s achievement:
“Over the last year I have been bowled over by the thoughtfulness of our pupils, not only to think of others but to throw themselves into a challenge and see what they can actually do for others. Annabelle’s achievement is a fantastic example to us all.”
You can still donate at at Annabelle's gofundme page, 100 per cent of the funds go straight to the charity.
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