Festival of Hope

Erika Westerbrook
Preparations have begun for the upcoming Festival of Hope, which will take place Nov. 3 in the Multipurpose Room. The all-day event is sponsored by the Criminal Justice Organization, with help from the Student Government Association and Phi Theta Kappa.

During the festival, hair donations will be accepted for Wigs for Kids, an organization that provides custom-made hairpieces for children who have lost their hair as a result of medical treatments, health conditions or burn accidents.

A minimum of 12 inches of hair is required. Donors arrange their clean, dry locks into a secure ponytail, which is then cut. One ponytail makes up only one-tenth of a finished hairpiece.

A meeting to discuss plans for the festival is scheduled for Tuesday, September 27 at 1 p.m. in the Criminal Justice Lab.