I never knew the donating hair was so involved. It really is a great thing when someone donates their own hair to help those less fortunate. This is what goes on behind the scenes.
For some of us, we have considered donating our hair at one point or another. It’s a great way to give back to society, and it makes a true difference in someone’s life. While we always the ability to grow our hair back, someone out there might not have the fortune of doing so themselves.
One organization that is very popular to donate to is Wigs for Kids. They have a belief that “When children lose their hair, they don’t just suffer physically. The change in their appearance can drastically undermine their self-image and sabotage their self-esteem.” A wig can have a huge impact on a child’s life. It will help them feel “normal” as they endure through whatever condition or process they need to overcome in order to recover.
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But how does this process work? How is my hair being put to use? I, for one, have asked myself this question, and BuzzFeed has as well. In fact, they were so curious that they did an in-depth investigation and documented their findings.
In the video below, BuzzFeed shows us exactly what happens when you donate the hair. Starting from one woman getting a haircut to a little girl with a finished wig, you will see the amazing steps involved in impacting and changing a child’s life. It’s eye-opening, but in the positive sense. There were a lot of things I did not expect, but I am glad it’s making a difference in a child’s life.
Anders said that he began seeing pennies as a reminder to stop and say a prayer.
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“If I would see a penny when I’m gassing up, on the ground, or in a store, it would be a reminder to stop right there and say a prayer,” Anders said to ABC News. “I never failed to do that. That’s why they had so much value to me.”
At no point during all of his penny-collecting did Anders accept coins as a gift from anyone else.
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“But I never allowed anyone, not even my wife nor children, to give me pennies without being compensated,” he continued. “I wanted the inner satisfaction that God and I acquired this collection.”
“I became convinced that spotting a lost or dropped penny was an additional God-given incentive reminding me to always be thankful. There have been days where I failed to pray and more often than not, a lost or dropped penny would show up to remind me.”
Anders filled big water jugs with the coins he collected.
He said at one point his goal was to fill up 5 giant water jugs but once he had done that, he felt the urge to keep going.
He needed to go to the bank and turn them in or else he’d never do it.
At the time he finally went to the bank, he had filled 15 5-gallon jugs.
“I wanted to fill five five-gallon water jugs. That was the goal, but I couldn’t stop. … If I hadn’t turned them in yesterday, I was not going to stop.”
In addition to the intrinsic value Anders found in collecting the pennies, they also added up to have significant financial value.
After finding out his homeowner’s insurance policy wouldn’t cover his collection, he called the Origin Bank in Ruston, Louisiana, where he had been a customer for years.
Anders let them know he would be coming in with a large number of pennies.
They were happy to help but it was quite the undertaking.
“We value his business, as we do all of our customers,” said the bank’s Vice President Jennie Cole. “But if we can help Anders with his endeavors, we are happy to do so.”
