Some teenage boys grow their hair long to be rebellious, but Noel Scott had a much more meaningful reason than that.
Noel, 13, sat down in a stylist’s chair this week to have his 12- to 13-inch blonde locks chopped off to make a cancer wig.
He said it was just something he wanted to do, so in September 2014 – a few months after his previous haircut – he announced he would be growing out his follicles.
Mom Rhonda Scott was fine with that. Her two other now-grown sons, Chase and Dustin, had grown their hair long for wigs, but unfortunately Chase’s hair wasn’t healthy enough for the task.
Noel, a Grade 8 student at École McIsaac School, is too young to remember his brothers’ generosity, but he has nonetheless followed in their footsteps.
While Noel is modest about the help he is offering to area residents who lose their hair due to cancer treatment, his classmates are taking notice.
McIsaac student council has challenged classrooms to raise money for the local cancer wig program. The class that brings in the most cash will win a pizza party.
Aimee Roy, the stylist who cut Noel’s hair and operates the wig program, said many boys and men have donated their locks, though it’s much more common for girls and women to do so.
She was clearly impressed with Noel’s thick hair, calling it “great donation hair.”
