9-year-old Horsham girl donates hair she grew for 2 years to be made into wigs for children

By Jasmin Martin
Published 22nd Jun 2021, 12:23 BST
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A nine-year-old girl grew her hair for two years just so she could donate it to be turned into wigs for children who have lost their hair.

Lexi Day had 31.8cm of her long blonde locks chopped off – which weighed in at 80g – free of charge by Hannah Durrant from Coco’s Salon in Billingshurst on Sunday, June 6.

This is the second time the Pennthorpe School pupil has grown and donated her hair for the Little Princess Trust, but this time she also wanted to raise enough money to pay for the wigs to be made and fitted.

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Lexi’s mum, Rosie Day, said: “Lexi has so far raised £1006.73 for the charity through her JustGiving page and her fundraising activities at Pennthorpe School.

Nine-year-old Lexi Day from Horsham grew her hair for two years so she could cut and donate it to the Little Princess Trust for children who have lost their hair SUS-210622-115832001Nine-year-old Lexi Day from Horsham grew her hair for two years so she could cut and donate it to the Little Princess Trust for children who have lost their hair SUS-210622-115832001
Nine-year-old Lexi Day from Horsham grew her hair for two years so she could cut and donate it to the Little Princess Trust for children who have lost their hair SUS-210622-115832001

“Lexi sold Little Princess wristbands at Pennthorpe after school with her big sister, Saskia, and ran a competition to guess how much hair she would have cut off.

“The whole school community were so kind and supportive. The sale of wristbands, the competition and all the other donations at school raised £216.73.

“Families and staff also kindly donated through the Just Giving Page too.