My Individual Service Project
An Unselfish Act
Hair ready for donation!
An Unselfish Act
Wigs for Kids, located in Westlake, Ohio, aids children suffering from hair loss due to chemotherapy, radiation, alopecia, burns and other medical conditions.
Before
Hair ready for donation!
An Unselfish Act
This is what my hair looked like before I donated it. In February 2022, I donated my 21-inch ponytails as an act of self sacrifice, to make a difference, and to help restore a child’s self image.
Hair ready for donation!
Hair ready for donation!
Hair ready for donation!
My hair was sectioned and cut into four ponytails. Wigs For Kids has detailed instructions for cutting and donating hair.
Freshly cut!
Thats a lot of hair!!
Hair ready for donation!
I am holding my freshly cut hair! This feels so weird! I don’t know how long it actually took to get this long but it’s going to take some time to get used to!
Thats a lot of hair!!
Thats a lot of hair!!
Thats a lot of hair!!
Measured 21 inches! While hair donations of 12 inches or longer, are accepted, donations of 14+ inches are encouraged; the more length you donate, the more of an impact you make!
Packaged
Thats a lot of hair!!
Thats a lot of hair!!
My hair donation is ready to go! Placed the dry ponytails in a sealed Ziploc bag, inside a sealed envelope, and mailed it to:
Wigs For Kids - Hair Donations
24231 Center Ridge Road
Westlake, Ohio 44145
The NEW me
Make a Difference
Make a Difference
Wow, I look so different without my long hair. I hope it makes someone else as happy as it made me!
Make a Difference
Make a Difference
Make a Difference
“Children shouldn’t have to worry about how they look, especially when they’re in the middle of a health crisis,” says Jeffrey Paul, founder of Wigs for Kids. “We want to give these kids the opportunity to feel good about themselves again.”
For more information, go to wigsforkids.org
Service to promote Advocacy & Awareness
Social Justice Poster Design
Designed a poster to promote social justice. It was displayed on a wall in my highschool. I learned about the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” being passed in Florida and it enraged me. Why were we taking a step backwards in society? Feeling the need to take action, I created a poster advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. It focused on a person with tape over their mouth, chained wings and the transgender symbol in their eye. It created a buzz and opened up conversations with my classmates, several of whom shared with me that they felt similarly and were happy that I made it.
Service to School
Volunteered to create mascot drawings
Last year, the school admissions counselor asked if I could create a dozen mascot drawings to be used for the middle school’s marketing initiatives. Psychologist Carl Jung theorized that humans use symbolism to more easily understand complex concepts. So he came up with 12 brand archetypes: the innocent, the every man, the outlaw, the explorer, the creator, the ruler, the magician, the lover, the caregiver, the jester, and the sage. Since the LaSalle mascot is a ram, the task was to create a ram drawing for each of Jung’s archetypes, while illustrating each archetype’s unique persona. I singularly took on the challenge with the highest level of commitment. Each drawing took about an hour to complete; with the whole project taking just over 12 hours. I believe the drawings will be impactful once they are introduced as part of a team-building exercise for middle schoolers; they may be produced as stickers too. To view the archetypal ram drawings, please visit my service activities website at www.teareco.com. Also, this act of service was not a class assignment nor was it an extracurricular activity; the duty was unpaid and completely voluntary. It is my privilege to use my time and talents in service for my school.
