SEVENTH GRADER KELLY KUEHN GIVES HER RED LOCKS SO ANOTHER CHILD CAN HAVE SOME HAIR TOO

Kelly Kuehn, a seventh grader who lives at Brewer, was so moved by a report she saw about Wigs for Kids that she decided to cut the waist-length hair she had been growing her entire life to help boys or girls who are bald from accidents or medical reasons.

The not-for-profit organization based in Ohio was founded about 20 years ago by a man trying to help out his best friend whose daughter had cancer and lost all her hair. He had found out that no one made suitable wigs for children and decided to do something about it. Now, the organization gets 100 ponytails a week from donors like Kelly.

Kelly liked her hair after it was cut, and you can be certain that the child who ends up wearing a wig made from her thick, red locks will be pleased Kelly decided to get a haircut. This seventh-grader's gesture of kindness toward someone she doesn't even know is a good lesson for all of us.