By Jessica Micallef
Mother and daughter Sarah and Caitlin Hall have teamed up to cut off their ponytails and raise money for the new Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Sunshine.
After witnessing a friend cut off her hair, Ms Hall said Caitlin, 11, was inspired to follow in her friend’s footsteps. “Caitlin has been growing her hair for quite some time and a friend of hers at school did the World’s Greatest Shave a few months ago and Caitlin was inspired by that,” she said.
The pair researched many different organisations that would accept donated hair, until they came across a charity that was a perfect fit for them both.
“We came across Sustainable Salons Australia, which are one of many charities that take hair,” Ms Hall said.
“This particular one looks after not only young people’s hair, but also old people’s hair like mine.”
The pair want to go one cut above and raise money for a charity.
“Our goal is a massive $3000. We set a big target. I don’t know if that was a wise thing or not.
“We’ve suggested we’d like for the money to go to Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital because it’s a new hospital. It fits with us, being a mother and daughter.”
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