Sue Scheff - Parent Advocate

One of my dearest friends' and colleagues, Lorraine Colpitts, is sponsoring an event in Maine that will help many children that are suffering with the side effects of Cancer and other illnesses by donating hair pieces.

I actually met Lorraine through my beloved friend that helped me start P.U.R.E. over 7 years ago - Donna Headrick. Unfortunately, Donna passed away in July 2002 and wasn't able to see how far her mentorship helped me to help others.

I first learned of Locks of Love when my good friend lost her 8 year old daughter to Leukemia.

Lorraine is not a stranger to helping kids and families. She owns and operates Safe and Sound Transportation that safely and respectfully transport teens into quality schools and programs. She gives parents a sense of security and genuinely cares about her clients.

Read more about it:

Locks of Love event to benefit ill children

By BDN Staff
Thursday, August 30, 2007 - Bangor Daily News

BREWER - Sydney Leonard, Lorraine Colpitts’ niece, will be first up for a haircut on Sept. 15 to benefit Locks of Love.

Then will come Colpitt's herself, her daughters-in-law, her 5-year-old granddaughter and anyone else she can round up for the worthy cause.

Colpitts’ company, Safe and Sound Youth Transportation Inc., will sponsor the benefit for the National Locks of Love Campaign 6 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Sept. 15, at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer.

"Every day, people have their hair cut. We have many young people in America who would cherish that which we are able to grow — free to us, invaluable to a child suffering from many illnesses and situations that make them unable to grow hair," said Colpitts.

Hair stylists will be on hand at the event to cut the hair of donors.

It takes three or more 10-inch segments of hair plus $3,500 to make one custom-fitted hairpiece for each child who suffers from hair loss or inability to grow hair due to illness or disease.

Colpitts also will collect hair that is cut before or after the event.

"I have many donated hairpieces already," Colpitts said, "and a few before-and-after pics, courtesy of Scissors Excitement. They have been extremely helpful and generous toward this project."

Prior donors will be included in the Locks of Love count and may attend the celebration event at Jeff’s Catering. Call Colpitts at 989-4200 to arrange pickup of cut hair donations.

The evening will include entertainment, prize drawings and a buffet featuring a chocolate fountain. A cash bar will be available.

Those who donate time, hair or money to the event will be eligible for prize drawings.

"I am hoping for at least 100 Locks of Love and the funds necessary to process donations, to make at least 30 hairpieces for those who would benefit from them," Colpitts said.

Lorraine Colpitts owns and operates Safe and Sound Youth Transportation Inc. in Brewer.

The company provides therapeutic intervention and transport for at-risk teens in the United States.

http://www.bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=153685&zoneid=118

For information, call Colpitts at 989-4200 or e-mail lcolpitts45@aol.com.

I will report back on the success of this event. So far Lorraine has collected over 75 hair pieces!