Horsham resident Eden Kelly-Anderson has given two-fold to Variety the Children’s Charity’s Hair with Heart program, raising money and donating 45 centimetres of her hair.

Eden said she saw the opportunity to donate her hair before a change of hairstyle occurred to her.

“I wanted to donate it,” Eden, 7, said. “And I’m so happy.”

Kate Kelly-Anderson, Eden’s mother, said Eden had only ever had small trims.

“She has been somewhat averse to cutting it, but we have built up to this,” Ms Kelly-Anderson said.

Donations are still being received via the Hair with Heart website, with Eden’s total sitting about $600. 

“We are quite proud of her, we are pleased she wanted to do something special,” Ms Kelly-Anderson said. “They are calling her a ‘hair hero’.”

Eden first let her friends and school community know of her intentions via a notice in the school newsletter. Word spread to family and her parents’ work colleagues.

“We want to thank everyone who has donated and a special shout-out to Hairevent’s Tammy Downes who donated her time to cut Eden’s hair,” Ms Kelly-Anderson said. 

Hair with Heart accepts donations of hair, which is made into wigs for people who have lost their hair from cancer, alopecia or other medical conditions.

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