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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, June 26, 2014 | 28 Four local schools take part in Angels for Angel Hair by John Bkila Oakville Beaver Staff Health "Connected to your Community" More than 20 students and parents from four Oakville elementary schools came together Wednesday (June 25) to donate their hair to make wigs for children in need. Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School played host to the Angels for Angel Hair 2014 event that also saw donors from St. John, St. Joan of Arc and St. Matthew elementary schools. Mother Teresa put on a similar event in 2010, which Oakville father of three Giuseppe Peritore said snowballed from involving only a few people to becoming a large event including six local schools. "We're doing it because we're giving a personal gift of ourselves to someone else," Peritore told the Oakville Beaver. It all began approximately eight years ago, when Peritore donated 10 inches of his hair to Trillium Health Centre after he was dared at work to grow it out long enough for a wig -- he spent nearly two years growing his hair out and shaved it for Angel Hair for Kids. The program is put on by the nonprofit, Mississauga-based A Child's Voice Foundation. It provides wigs and hair loss solutions to financiallydisadvantaged, Canadian children who have lost their hair due to a medical condition or treatment. Peritore decided to grow his hair out again for the 2010 donation after his son Gaetano's Grade 1 teacher at the time, Annissa McClure, told him she wanted to do a similar thing -- he said he would support her in her endeavour. In October 2012, the 12-year-old daughter of a friend of Peritore's passed away after her fight with cancer. "During the visitation, I reflected and the next day, I decided to grow my hair one more time in (her) memory," Peritore said. The Oakville dad co-organized this year's event with Mother Teresa principal Michele Braida and vice-principal Yolanda Esposito. Peritore and his wife Rita donated 12 inches of hair, while their children Celestia, 10, and Anyssa, 5, also donated their hair to the cause yesterday -- their son Gaetano, 13, donated his hair at the 2010 event along with his sister Celestia. Ten local hairstylists gave their time to make the initial cuts on stage and then gave a finishing style to the donors afterwards at the event's Hair Salon of Hope. Peritore says it takes approximately 10-12 ponytails and costs close to $1,000 to make one wig prosthesis for a child, so organizers set this year's goal to make five wigs and raise $5,000. As of press deadline, the schools had raised close to $1,000. People can still make a monetary donation to the cause by visiting http:// goo.gl/QFqmwy. ­ with files from Oakville Beaver Isn't It About Time For A Hearing Test??? Come And Visit An Independent, Caring Family Hearing Aid Clinic All Services, Sales, Hearing Tests, Programming, Repairs, Batteries, Home Visits Jennifer Nolan Wendy Caswell Audiology and Hearing Aid Centre The ears are just one small part of the hearing system. It is the brain that actually processes the sound that the ear receives. As we age, the filtering ability of the brain begins to diminish making it more difficult to hear in a background of noise and to understand when speech is spoken at a rapid rate or with an accent. Research at the University of Maryland has confirmed that seeing a person who is speaking helps the brain process words faster and more accurately. Three important strategies to assist people in hearing better are: Speak slower, speak clearly and face the listener. If you are having difficulty, book a hearing test. Hearing aids give your brain dramatic assistance in sorting out speech and makes listening less of a daily struggle. Book a hearing test and start the journey to better hearing. HEARING SCIENCES We hear with our brain!! Students and parents from Mother Teresa, St. John, St. Joan of Arc and St. Matthew elementary schools participated in the Angels for Angel Hair 2014 event at Mother Teresa yesterday, to help make wigs for children in need. Clockwise from bottom left, Giuseppe Peritore, parent and co-organizer of the event gets his hair cut; Julia Petsis shows off some of her snipped off hair; Celestia Peritore, Giuseppe's daughter, prepares for the first cut; while Grace Vander Doelen is amazed by how much of her hair has been taken off. | photos by Eric Riehl ­ Oakville Beaver Latest in technology, models and styles, blue tooth and accessories. Price ranges from $500.00 to elite levels. Over 25 y of know ears l e and exp dge erience. Lakeshore H E A R I N G Paramedical S E R V I C E S Call (905) Established Since 1979 to book your complimentary hearing test ($60 value, Age 55+) If you've forgotten what fair, professional services feels like, call us and prepare to be amazed! Satisfaction guaranteed! 465-3277 (EARS) 113 JONES STREET, OAKVILLE, ON · 905-827-2902 OAKVILLE 2419 Marine Drive