16 year old Alana Jones, a
Carterton Community College student,
spoke to the Carterton Crier about cutting her
hair for The Little Princess Trust
Alana Jones went up to her mum
one morning before school started
and told her she wanted a haircut.
“Obviously my mum knows me very
well and she knew that I wouldn’t go
through with it.” Alana said. “Because
I’m always a person who worries a lot,
always thinking ‘I can’t do it, I can’t
do it’. She told me I needed a proper
reason to commit to it. So she said to
have a look online and find a couple
of good reasons why I should cut my
hair.”
Alana plays football for Carterton
Town (she spoke to us following a
weekend 1-0 win in which she scored
the winner). At first she thought of
cutting her hair to raise money for the
club; but then she decided to prioritise
another cause…
The Little Princess Trust is a children’s
cancer charity and their mission is
to supply real hair wigs to children
suffering with cancer, for the duration
of their treatment. However, in
addition they assist children with other
conditions which also result in hair
loss, the most common being alopecia.
Alana set up a GoFundMe page
through which people could sponsor
her for the haircut; later her cousin,
a hairdresser, took 14 inches off her
hair…“I ponytailed it, tied it, put it in a
plastic bag and posted it to them. It’s
been sent off to China to make a wig
for a little girl.” Alana raised £360 for
the trust.
People, whether they’re male or
female, adults, teenagers or children,
can be image conscious. This must
have been quite a scary endeavour.
“It was nerve-racking. But I’ve wanted
to cut my hair for a year, mainly for
practical reasons like football and
Commitment
to an idea
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