GETTING the chop for charity, Izabel McDonnell, from Launceston, arranged to have her hair cut in front of a packed town square in aid of Little Princess Trust.

She was incredibly brave as she sat down to have local hairdresser Craig Chapman cut off 11 inches of her hair. She did this so she could donate her chopped locks to the Little Princess Trust to be made into wigs for children suffering hair loss due to cancer treatment or other illness.

Craig Chapman said of Izabel’s courageous act for charity: “I am totally honoured to have helped this inspiring young lady raise over £1,300, what a little superstar — the whole family should be extremely proud of her!”

Izabel organised the whole thing herself and in front of her family, friends and the crowd in Launceston Town Square, during Grill Fest, she had her hair cut into a short bob.

Izabel’s parents, Luke and Kerry, said: “It started when Izabel’s great grandma found out she had cancer, it hit the family hard and Izabel wanted to help, but being nine years old there wasn’t a lot she could do.

“With the illness getting worse and wanting to do something before she passed away, Izabel got on the Internet and researched things she could do raise money.

“She decided the best thing she could do to help was to raise as much money as she could and to have her hair cut off so that the girls who need it can enjoy it!

“She completely took this on herself and we’re so proud of her — this will help shape the lady she’ll grow into as she wants to be a charity worker when she grows up!”

After having her hair cut Izabel thanked Craig for coming out to help her complete her charity hair cut, she said: “Thank you so much to Craig, I love my new hair and I hope my old hair and all the money I got will make all the little girls who need it happy.”

The Little Princess Trust was launched in 2006 and has since helped over 2,700 girls and boys across the UK and Ireland suffering with different types of hair loss conditions including cancer and alopecia.

She has already exceeded her £1,000 initial target, raising £1378.88 so far for the Little Princess Trust. If anyone would still like to donate further they can visit her JustGiving page at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Kerry-holland