Ten people donated their hair to charity Monday at a Locks of Love event at the University of Maine at Augusta.

Kerry Parker, senior educator at Capilo Institute on Bridge Street, said five students cut hair as part of an effort to teach the future business owners the importance of giving back to the community. The donated hair will go to Locks of Love, which gives hairpieces to children under 18 who suffer from long-term hair loss because of a medical condition or Wigs for Kids, a nonprofit that also helps children who have lost their hair.

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GIVING BACK: Leah Estey of Augusta looks at the hair she donated Monday to Locks of Love, a charity that gives hair to children, during an event at the University of Maine at Augusta. Students from Capilo Institute of Augusta donated their services to cut the hair. Staff photo by Andy Molloy

GIVING BACK: Renee Grant, center, of Gardiner gets a new look Monday after donating her hair to Locks of Love, a charity that gives hair to children, during an event at the University of Maine at Augusta. Students from Capilo Institute of Augusta donated their services to cut the hair. Staff photo by Andy Molloy

Parker said Capilo partnered with the university on the event for the first time this year.

“We try to tell our students to give back to the community,” she said.

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