{"id":5387,"date":"2019-10-09T14:44:18","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T21:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/?p=5387"},"modified":"2019-10-09T14:44:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T21:44:21","slug":"hemet-k-5-students-learn-kindness-together-donate-47-ponytails-through-spa-pechangas-mane-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/hemet-k-5-students-learn-kindness-together-donate-47-ponytails-through-spa-pechangas-mane-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemet K-5 Students Learn Kindness – Together Donate 47 Ponytails Through Spa Pechanga’s Mane Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Allyson Teller, Student, Gets 8″ of Hair Cut by Spa Pechanga’s Rochelle Maribojoc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

-The Hair is Donated to Hair We Share, An Organization that Makes and Distributes Wigs to Those in Need-<\/em><\/p>\n

TEMECULA, Calif. — (October 9, 2019) \u2013<\/strong> On a sunny school day in Hemet, Calif., 19 Little Lake Elementary School students learned the power of compassion and kindness. Together with their fellow classmates, teachers, parents, and school administration, each chopped off at least eight inches of their hair. The 80 feet of cut hair is the equivalent to the height of four giraffes! In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Spa Pechanga\u2019s Mane Campaign brought the free haircuts to help them help the cause.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have breast cancer,\u201d said Barbara Caudile, Hemet School District Administration. I was diagnosed in 2008 and went through a lot \u2013 the chemo, the radiation. You don\u2019t know the happiness it brings to other people who have lost their hair. It makes a big difference to them when they don\u2019t feel like an equal to everyone else because they don\u2019t look the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the hair is cut, Spa Pechanga sends ponytails to the Hair We Share organization. Hair We Share is a non-profit program that makes wigs out of the donated hair, then distributes them free of charge to cancer patients and to others with a medical hair loss condition.<\/p>\n

As it takes 6-9 ponytails to make a real-hair wig, the school\u2019s haircuts collected enough hair donations to amount to a minimum of five wigs, making five breast cancer patients feel like themselves again.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud that my daughter took it upon herself to make the decision to donate her hair to a good cause. For us, it\u2019s especially a good cause because my mom passed away from cancer,\u201d said Sandra Hernandez, mom of 10-year-old hair donor.<\/p>\n

In addition to offering cuts to the kids at school, Spa Pechanga continues the 7th<\/sup> Annual Mane Campaign at the resort. Those wishing to donate eight or more inches of hair receive a free haircut and style at Spa Pechanga throughout the entire month of October. The free haircuts and styles are provided Monday through Thursday by appointment through October 31. To donate hair, call (951) 770-8501.<\/p>\n

Other Mane Campaign initiatives are happening now until October 31, including:<\/p>\n