A super scout has donated 10 inches of his cropped curls to help a cancer charity.
Zeth Vincent, who is a member of the Ardchattan Scout Group, has smashed a £550 fundraising target to pay the full cost of The Little Princess Trust and make a wig for a child who has lost their own hair to cancer.
Donations and messages of support have been flowing in as Zeth’s locks kept growing for the brilliant cause.
Even though he finally got his red curls cut last week, his Justgiving page is staying open for a little longer - and the total so far is nearing £600.
You can still make a donation here www.justgiving.com/page/emma-vincent
It was Zeth’s mum Emma who came up with the idea after he told her he was thinking about getting a shorter look.
She said: "I remembered I had a friend in Sheffield who used to make wigs for a charity so I got in touch with The Little Princess Trust to see how we could help. They sent back lots of information that was child-friendly so I gave it to Zeth to look at. There was no pressure on him, but he was up for it."
To let his scout friends know about his special mission, Zeth gave a talk at one of their meetings.
Emma added: "Everyone has been so positive about it, making donations and sending lots of messages of support. We are very grateful."
Zeth told The Oban Times he was "nervous" about getting it cut at first but excited when he kept a date at Glow Salon in Oban’s Combie Street to get it chopped.
When his curly locks were brushed out before the charity crop, it was long enough to reach his lower back.
Glow stylist and salon co-owner Samantha MacLennan generously donated the cost of the cut for free, which mum Emma then popped into the fundraising pot.
Emma said: "Zeth is very proud of himself. We’d also like to thank Samantha who was fantastic at making him feel so at ease. She explained everything she was doing so he felt comfortable the whole time."
The Little Princess Trust provides real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young people who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or to other conditions such as Alopecia. It is also one of the largest funders of childhood cancer research in the UK, relying solely on the generosity of its supporters who help the charity give hair and hope to so many children and young people with cancer each year.
You can find out more about its work at www.littleprincesses.org.uk
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