Mars Area boy donates hair to charity
MARS — Nine-year-old Jack Romig hasn’t had a haircut since 2019.
Though his first stretch of time without a trim sprouted from the closure of hair salons during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Jack has been growing his hair for over two years in order to donate it to a charity, Children with Hair Loss. The organization makes free wigs for children who have medical conditions that impact their hair.
“We went into the pandemic, and (by the time) the things opened up at all to be able to get haircuts, Jack had kind of become attached to his hair,” said his mom, Angela Romig. “We have a friend who is from England, and her son grew and donated his hair. Jack knows him very well, and he said ‘I want to do this too.’”
On Thursday afternoon, Sept. 1, Jack got his 11-and-a-half-inch locks braided and cut at the Social Club Barbershop in Mars. The hair will be packaged and donated to be made into a wig at no cost to its future recipient.
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