Bergman Donates to Locks of Love
Eliot School 7th grader Kristina Bergman, daughter of Eric and Kathleen Bergman of Clinton, recently donated 10 inches of her hair to Locks of Love.
Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada index age 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. Most of the children helped by Locks of Love have lost their hair due to a medical condition called alopecia areas, which has no known cause or cure. The donated prosthetics help to provide help to restore their self-esteem and their confidence, enabling them to face the world and their peers.