Blaze volunteers for Locks of Love at the Annual Day Zero PCT Kick Off. Locks of Love is a nonprofit in the United States and Canada that uses donated ponytails to provide hair prosthetics to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term, medical hair loss. [Note: As I was editing this post, I learned that Locks of Love has received criticism for how they conduct their business. You can click here and read this Forbes article and decide for yourself.]
Locks of Love
— April 28, 2012
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