Winter 2012 Issue - De La Salle Institute

sFAITH, SERVICE & COMMUNITYTen Students from Lourdes Hall Campus Participate inLOCKS OF LOVEIn keeping with an annual tradition, studentsfrom De La Salle’s Lourdes Hall Campus forYoung Women participated in a ceremonyin which they donated hair to the Locks ofLove organization.Locks of Love’s mission is to return a senseof self, confidence and normalcy to childrensuffering from hair loss by utilizing donatedponytails to provide the highest quality hairprosthetics to financially disadvantagedchildren. The children receive hairprostheses free of charge or on a slidingscale, based on financial need.The ceremony was held in the gym at theLourdes Hall Campus as the 10 youngwomen displayed their genuine concern forthose less fortunate by donating some oftheir hair.Participating were Nadia Barrera ’12;Heather Ann Kaminski ’13; Vanessa Melero’13; Morgan Owens ’12; Angelica Parrilli’14; Celena Perez ’13; April Ramirez ’13;Margaret Rocha ’14; Samantha Tobias ’14and Megan Wood ’13.“I was nervous at first, because I alwayshave kept my hair long,” Wood said. “Butthe thought of helping out others through anact of kindness outweighed my hesitations.“It was the Lasallian thing to do. Inretrospect, my short hair is growing on me.”Several local haircare professionals alsoparticipated in this year’s Locks of Loveceremony, cutting the hair of the De LaSalle students free of charge. De La Sallethanks these friends for their generosity incontributing to this most worthwhile event.April Ramirez’13, HeatherAnn Kaminski’13 and MeganWood ’13 are allsmiles after theirhaircuts.ssAngelica Parrilli’14 shares alaugh with herhairdresser afterdonatinga ponytail ofher hair.Ten young women from the Lourdes Hall Campusparticipated in the annual Locks of Love ceremony.FRONT: April Ramirez ‘13, Margaret Rocha ‘14, NadiaBarrera ‘12, Angelica Parrilli ‘14BACK: Megan Wood ‘13, Celena Perez ‘13, Heather AnnKaminski ‘13, Vanessa Melero ‘13, Morgan Owens ‘12,Samantha Tobias ‘14Faith, Service & Community 11