Maretha at Fauna Park Tales

Fundraising – Natural Hair for Cancer Victims

lmt.jpgI’m very proud of two of my family members, my younger daughter, Lionilde-Claire and my granddaughter, who is ten years old.  Here follows an article to show why I feel the way I do .

Cutting our Hair

Donating our Hair for Little Princess Trust to make real hair wigs for children with cancer.

My daughter, Lionilde’s request

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Please support Lalitah, my 10 year old niece who has finally decided to cut her hair for a good cause!  She has the most beautiful, thick, silky black hair and has had nothing more than a trim for the last 10 years. With just over 36 inches she hopes her hair will make a beautiful wig for a child who has lost their own hair due to cancer.


I’ll be cutting my hair too to support her in this big step, (I only have 26 inches 🙂 )

Please show your support by donating through our page directly to The Little Princess Trust.

Thank you!

Lionilde-Claire

About the charity

Little Princess Trust

https://www.justgiving.com/

Little Princess Trust provides real-hair wigs, free of charge, to boys and girls that have lost their own hair through cancer treatment and other illnesses. Please visit us at http://www.littleprincesses.org.uk to find out how we have given away nearly 5,000 free wigs. Please help us to give more.

Charity Registration No. 1113172
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/LiandLalitahsnewdos/donate?section=top&isHtml5=true

https://home.justgiving.com/

Thank you for popping in.  Should you wish to make a small donation, I can assure you that your money will be used wisely.  Please click on any of the links here to gain direct access to the site.  I’ll update you when the time comes for the hair cutting!

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/LiandLalitahsnewdos?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fundraisingpage&utm_content=LiandLalitahsnewd

Should you wish to leave a comment, please do so at the bottom of this page.  Thank you!  All the best, Maretha

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Published by Maretha at Fauna Park Tales

Maretha is a South African Italian, born in a small town called Montagu. She grew up in nearby Worcester in the Western Cape – a town reminiscent of living in Switzerland among the snow-capped mountains. Worcester had a small library. Young Maretha’s visits were limited to three times a week, because the librarian told her, “You spend too much time with your nose in a book and neglect your school work.” Nothing much has changed, because she's still a confirmed bookworm who constantly strives to raise more bookworms who enjoy reading, not just as a pleasant past-time, but as an excellent tool to be used when grown-up. Before immigrating to the UK to settle in Lancashire, Maretha worked as a librarian in a private school in Botswana, where one of her tasks was to encourage children to enjoy reading. That was a labour of love for this bookworm, providing valuable help in carving her own career as a children's author/illustrator. It brought her face to face with the literary industry’s toughest critics – children and preteens. She saw that many students also enjoyed reading about birds and animals, their care, habitats and general well-being, especially when a few added catchy rhymes here and there made reading sessions interesting and alive. In 2012 her job was localised and as things often happen, this unforeseen occurrence led to a new chapter in her life. To remain motivated, she wrote down everything she could remember about her family's pets – their little habits and characteristics. For example, the character of the working-dog hero in Fauna Park Tales is based on the different traits of every single dog her family ever owned. Researching habits, habitats and interesting titbits about martial eagles and eagle owls, as well as many smaller birds such as crimson-breasted shrikes and hoopoes,made it easier to illustrate them and tell a believable story. Her illustrations appear throughout Fauna Park Tales. Maretha Botha admits to being a chocoholic and unreformed coffee addict, a keen gardener and bird watcher, who likes to walk on the moors where the stiff breeze coming in from the sea, quickly clears her head, making way for more inspiration.

4 comments

  1. What a wonderful thoughtful thing to do. Cutting one’s hair is not something you do on a whim. Your daughter is to be commended.

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    • Thanks so much for your kind comments, Gracie! Yes, I’m very glad that they are taking the plight of others not as fortunate to heart. This is a small sacrifice in comparison to what the childhood victims of cancer go through daily.

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