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Eight-year-old Kaylee Williams and Indiana State’s head soccer coach Erika True before the kick-off of the “Locks of Love” Soccer Tournament (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
ISU DONATES FROM THE HEART Indiana State held their third annual “Locks of Love Soccer Tournament” Saturday morning. The event was focused on eight-year-old Kaylee Williams, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Memorial Stadium was host to University of Kentucky, IUPUI, Indiana Wesleyan University, Purdue University and University of Saint Louis. All teams contributed to the “Locks of Love” foundation and participates in the tournament.
Members of the IUPUI and Indiana Wesleyan University soccer teams battled for the ball during game two of the tournament.
Locks of Love is an organization that provides hairpieces to patients between the ages of six and 21 suffering from long-term hair loss as a side effect of their treatment. Each hairpiece requires six to 10 ponytails and takes four to six months to manufacture. Athletes of participating teams were not the only donors, members of the Terre Haute community also donated. They were able donate up to 10 inches of hair.
A before and after shot of University of Kentucky soccer player, Jackie Dallaine, donating her hair during “Locks of Love” Saturday evening (Photos by Joe Butler).