10 year old Carly from Norfolk in the UK was having trouble finding a charity in the UK to accept her texture of hair and was exploring the option of donating it to Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan in the US. This gave us the opportunity to educate another charity in how her hair can be utilized and we thank Carly and her family for raising awareness of this issue. Please read this important article in ITV News written by Wedaeli Chibelushi: https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2020-11-20/10-year-old-girl-from-norfolk-unable-to-find-uk-charity-to-donate-afro-hair-to
SanTan Sun News: Teen Grows Out Hair to Benefit Kids
Wigs 4 Kids is honored to share an article written in the SanTan Sun News about Harrison, a generous boy who grew his hair out and endured bullying & teasing so he could help his peers. We thank Harrison for his kindness. Please read his story...
WTKA The Ticket: Wigs 4 Kids & Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Wigs 4 Kids thanks Jaime Morris and Marcus Ray for their interview today! Our Founder & CEO Maggie Varney was joined by Kevin Postill of Tropical Smoothie Cafe to talk about the success of the recent Ann Arbor Art Fair. Wigs 4 Kids is grateful...
The Voice: Richmond Mom Donates Hair to Wigs 4 Kids
Wigs 4 Kids thanks the Voice Newspapers for providing media coverage of Sara Yaroch's hair donation to our program. Sara is the wife of State Representative Jeff Yaroch and she visited our Wellness Center to deliver her ponytails. Representative...
WGRT FM: State Representatives Visit Wigs 4 Kids
At Wigs 4 Kids we are honored to host State Representative Jeff Yaroch, his wife Sara and Representative Kevin Hertel at our Wellness Center when Sara donated her hair! Our thanks to media partner WGRT FM radio for their coverage of the event and...
WTKA FM: Wigs 4 Kids & Tropical Smoothie Cafe at Ann Arbor Art Fair
Heartfelt thanks to the team of Tropical Smoothie Cafe who have included Wigs 4 Kids as their special guest during the upcoming Ann Arbor Art Fair. We will be passing out information regarding our program all 4 days and appreciate the chance to...
WGRT FM Radio: White Castle Pairs Up with Wigs 4 Kids
Our thanks to media partner WGRT FM Radio for covering the annual White Castle fundraiser which runs through July to help Wigs 4 Kids. White Castle is our biggest corporate sponsor which underwrites our medical support services programming each...
Macomb Daily: Community Spotlight Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer
Our thanks to the Macomb Daily for sharing information about the upcoming Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer event which is being held to benefit the Scott Hamilton Cares Foundation and Wigs 4 Kids on Saturday, June 24, 2017 from 6-8 pm!
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PanCAN: Son Doubles the Impact of Dad's Life Lessons
Steve Barber from Michigan recently donated his hair to Wigs 4 Kids in loving memory of his father who bravely fought pancreatic cancer. His efforts were highlighted in an article by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. You can read more about...
C&G Newspapers: Car Show Cruise Comes to Town
Our thanks to C&G Newspapers for covering the Mt. Clemens Car Cruise and Wigs 4 Kids as one of the charities of choice in their recent article about this upcoming event. You can read about the cruise by clicking on the link below.
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Wigs 4 Kids Grant from Community Foundation & Ralph C. Wilson Jr Legacy Fund
Wigs 4 Kids is excited to announce we have been selected to receive a $10,000 grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds through the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan! The funds will help us provide support services to parents...