Gales Ferry teen donates pandemic hair to cancer society
April 14, 2021 12:00 am
• Last Updated: April 15, 2021 3:27 pm
Gracie Sajkowicz, 17, of Gales Ferry looks at two of the ponytails cut by hairstylist Tina Jenkins while Jenkins prepares to cut two more Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Luna Salon in Gales Ferry. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Ledyard — Gracie Sajkowicz, 17, of Gales Ferry was waiting longer between her haircut appointments due to the coronavirus pandemic.
So, about 10 months ago, she decided to just let it grow and she would donate her hair to a charity.
On Wednesday, she got her hair — divided into four ponytails each 8 to 10 inches long — cut by stylist Tina Jenkins at Luna Salon in Gales Ferry.
On hand was Gracie's mom, Karen, to document the occasion in photos and video. Gracie and her mother decided to donate Gracie's locks to the American Cancer Society because Karen had leukemia when she was 7 years old.
Gracie Sajkowicz, 17, of Gales Ferry has the first of four ponytails cut by hairstylist Tina Jenkins, while her mother, Karen, in background, shoots video Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Luna Salon in Gales Ferry. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
After having 8 to 10 inches of her hair cut, Gracie Sajkowicz, 17, of Gales Ferry shows her mother, Karen, not shown, her new hairstyle for a photograph Wednesday, April 14, 2021, while her hairstylist, Tina Jenkins, in background, looks on at Luna Salon in Gales Ferry. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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