On May 28, St. Monica Elementary School participated in Locks of Love, which uses donated human hair to make wigs for those without hair due to illness or injury. (l-r) Third grade students Bronte Sorotsky, 9, Mariana La Roche, 9, Gloria Scipion, 8, and Makenna Carman, 8, hold up their cut hair, each braid10-12 inches long. Lori Parito, owner of Kenneth George Salon of Santa Monica, and stylist Christopher Keller, a cancer survivor, donated their services to provide each girl with a stylish haircut afterwards. photo by Margaret Molloy
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