My little girl is chopping off her 24ins hair to raise money for a local Wigan boy's vital treatment
A Wigan girl has shown her caring nature at such a young age after making the big and selfless decision to cut off her long locks to raise money for a local boy who is in need of important treatment.
Aurelia Rowlands, four, from Standish is a little girl with a very big heart. After begging her mum to get a haircut, Aurelia decided to take the act one step further after seeing a poster in their local Thai food restaurant window.
Her mum, Skyy, 35, said: “One day last week we were walking past our local Siam House takeaway and in the window there was a fun day poster raising money for Patrick Jennings for stem cell treatment.”
Aurelia then said: “Why don’t we give the pennies that I’m collecting to have my haircut to Patrick?”
Patrick Jennings is a three-year-old boy from Standish whose family organise yearly fundraisers and events to raise money for vital stem cell treatment to give him a better quality of life.
Stem cell therapy for cerebral palsy is an experimental treatment aiming to repair brain damage and improve motor/cognitive functions by injecting stem cells into the patient.
This Easter Sunday (coincidentally on Aurelia’s fifth birthday) a community family fun day event will be held to raise money for Patrick where alongside a day of entertainment from local musicians, games, and delicious food, Aurelia will also get her amazing 24ins long hair cut by Patrick’s hairdresser.
Following making contact with Patrick’s dad, Ed, Skyy set up a GoFundMe last week and has already surpassed their goal of £500.
Skyy said: “I’ve since upped it from £500 to £600 just because she’s got about another week before we’ll have a haircut, just to see if we can get any last minute stragglers. She’s done amazing.
After the haircut, Aurelia’s hair will then be donated to The Little Princesses Trust to help make wigs for young girls who have lost their hair due to cancer and other conditions.
Adding: “This has all been driven by her, as much as it’s a haircut at the end of the day. It’s the fact that she’s actually been able to put these two things together and realise that she can have a haircut and at the same time she can benefit other people.”
Patrick’s family fun day will be held on Easter Sunday at Standish Social club from 12-4pm.