Article: LOCAL GIRLS BENEFIT FROM LOCKS OF LOVE GIVER, RECEIVER GAIN APPRECIATION THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN NONPROFIT PROGRAM.(LOCAL)

Byline: EMILY HAGEDORN THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

VIRGINIA BEACH -- Catherine Schirra, 13, runs her fingers through other people's hair.

The hair in her wig has come from 10 to 15 people and has traveled the globe - from each of the individuals' heads to a nonprofit in Florida, to processors in California, to a wigmaker in Indonesia, and finally to Catherine's Fox Chase home.

Daina Kampe's hair is about to embark on a similar journey.

The 10-year-old Beach resident cut 10 inches of her hair Monday to donate to Locks of Love, the Florida-based nonprofit that makes wigs for financially disadvantaged children.

Through the organization, ...

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