A 5-year-old girl’s first haircut raises $6K and counting for breast cancer patients

A five-year-old girl from Laval, Que., chopped her long locks for the very first time in support of breast cancer patients. The much-anticipated cut took place at her daycare.

All eyes were on five-year-old Angelina Foutrakis as she got her first-ever haircut, chopping about 10 inches of her long locks, in support of breast cancer patients.

“We are all touched by breast cancer,” said Angelina’s mother, Tatiana Kutshana. “Whether it’s an aunt, a cousin, a mother, a sister. So, we do whatever we can to help out, as women.”

The much-anticipated cut took place at Angelina’s daycare, Garderie Educative le Bonheur de l’Enfant in Laval, Que., in front of friends and teachers, who have all helped in her fundraising efforts.

“I think it’s a beautiful way of helping them understand how we can reach out and help outside of this community,” said the daycare owner Koula Kontopoulos.

Angelina’s mother says she and her daughter decided to fundraise for breast cancer after being inspired by a seven-year-old who took part in Pink in the City’s Raise Craze last year.

Pink in the City is a non-profit organization that’s raised about $2 million to date for the McGill University Health Centre Foundation.

Recently, it partnered with the Sir Wilfred Laurier School Board, where 25 students have shaved or cut their hair.

In total, seven schools have raised more than $38,000.