10 year old Carly from Norfolk in the UK was having trouble finding a charity in the UK to accept her texture of hair and was exploring the option of donating it to Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan in the US. This gave us the opportunity to educate another charity in how her hair can be utilized and we thank Carly and her family for raising awareness of this issue. Please read this important article in ITV News written by Wedaeli Chibelushi: https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2020-11-20/10-year-old-girl-from-norfolk-unable-to-find-uk-charity-to-donate-afro-hair-to
Oakland Press: National Coney Island Celebrates 50 yrs, Supports W4K
National Coney Island is turning 50 and is celebrating in style.
In addition to offering 50 cent coneys on Tuesday, July 14th, they are also selling limited edition drinking glasses that feature their mascot Mr. Pop for $3.99, starting July 17. A...
C&G Newspapers: Relay for Life to Be Held May 29th
C&G Newspapers through the St. Clair Shores Sentinel shared information regarding the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event held on May 29th in St. Clair Shores. Wigs 4 Kids was honored to be part of this event in which a...
National Coney Island Celebrates 50 Years, Supports W4K
National Coney Island is celebrating 50 years of excellent food, great customer service and support of nonprofits in the community. On Tuesday, July 14, National Coney Island locations will offer coney dogs for 50 cents with a limit of 5 for...
Bill Would Mandate Insurance Coverage of Wigs
C&G Newspapers and the St. Clair Shores Sentinel recently provided media coverage to Representative Sarah Roberts, Miss Spirit of the State Jaeleen Davis and Wigs 4 Kids for our recent visit to Lansing to introduce Bill 4718 which would mandate...
Four Charities Announced as Winners of Art Van Charity Challenge
WXYZ Channel 7 Action News provided media coverage of the Art Van Charity Challenge, in which charities competed to win a bonus grant for their organization from anywhere between $7500 – $75,000 throughout May 18 – June 22. Wigs 4 Kids...
Benefit Helps Make Things Easier For Kids With Cancer
Wood TV 8 covered a cut-a-thon & fundraiser organized by musician Jason Eller to raise money and hair donations for Wigs 4 Kids. We are grateful to Jason for hosting this event with his friend Nicholas Thomasma, a fellow musician who also...
Art Vans Charity Challenge Raises More Than $2 Million
Furniture Today recently covered the Art Van Charity Challenge competition, in which Art Van Furniture offered charities the opportunity to compete for funding from May 18 – June 22. The competing charities raised $2,222,483 total. Wigs 4...
McDonalds Ribbon Cutting & Check Presentation with W4K
Wigs 4 Kids congratulates McDonald’s on a beautiful remodel at their Hayes Road, Clinton Township, MI location. The team invited Wigs 4 Kids to attend a special ribbon cutting ceremony and check presentation with the Macomb County Chamber and...
WXYZ: Four Charities Announced as Winners of Art Van Charity Challenge
From WXYZ.com: Winners of the Art Van Charity Challenge were announced Monday afternoon after competing among 120 nonprofit organizations in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio to raise the most money from May 18 through June 22. Wigs 4 Kids was...
Over $122,000 Raised for W4K in the Art Van Charity Challenge
To our wonderful supporters…YOU DID IT!
Together, with your donations, over $122,000 was raised for Wigs 4 Kids in the Art Van Charity Challenge and with our 7th place rank, we received an additional $20,000 for our cause! Our deepest...