A four-year-old is expected to donate her hair at local Relay For Life

Staff Reports

Walnut – A four-year-old girl is raising awareness of the American Cancer Society’s services and programs through her fundraising efforts for this year’s Relay For Life of Walnut Valley.

The local Relay For Life will be held Saturday, June 25 to Sunday, June 16 from 9 am to 9 pm at Suzanne Middle School.

Four year-old-Isabella Encinas’ fundraiser started after she asked her parents if she could donate her hair to a child battling cancer. “With her father’s blessing and her mother’s passion for a cancer free world, Isabella was granted permission to receive her first haircut ever, on the premise that she would raise $1000 for this year’s American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Walnut Valley,” according to a City of Walnut news release.

If Isabella is able to meet her fundraising goal by the event date, then she will be sharing in the joy of having her first haircut on the day of Relay and making a difference in another child’s life, according to the news release.

Isabella invites you to join her in this life enriching opportunity by either donating to her fundraising efforts or consider joining her for a haircut on the day of Relay. Hair donations will be made to the non-profit organization Wigs for Kids.

To make a monetary donation to her campaign, please visit http://main.acsevents.org/goto/isabellarelays.

If you are interested in donating your hair, please contact Gabriela Encinas at (626) 388-7444 to schedule your haircut on the day of Relay or arrange pick-up. Keep in mind that hair donations must be 12 inches in length and free from bleaching or chemicals.

“Together we can Paint the World Purple and make great strides for a cancer free tomorrow.”