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Wigs Out

Female students getting their hair cut at the Wigs Out event at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School 2017

From 2008 to 2020, Saint Thomas Aquinas hosted an annual event that resulted in nearly 1,400 hair donations sent to organizations that provide free wigs to women and children experiencing medically related hair loss.

Wigs out is BACK! 

Save the date. March 11, 2026

If you're considering donating your hair, be sure to sign up for the March event.

Your next opportunity won’t come until 2028!

Who Can Donate?

ANYONE with 8 or more inches of hair to spare is welcome to donate. This INCLUDES highlighted, bleached, colored, and grey hair. Students, parents, siblings, teachers, and friends of Aquinas are all welcome to donate on March 11th!

Guests are also welcome to join our audience. We advise arriving early as the gym will be full and the assembly begins at 2:00 pm on March 11th. 

How to Donate Hair

  1. Sign Up CLICK HERE
  2. Gain Sponsors to cover the cost of making each wig. Each participant that raises $150 or more will be entered into a drawing for a $300 Visa gift card. 
  3. Submit Your Reasons Why
    Share your photos here. 
  4. Prepare (see steps below)

Prepare by following these steps

  1. Plan to donate 8+ inches. (On average hair grows ½ inch a month.)
  2. Find a “cutting buddy”. This should be someone special to you. Someone you trust. In the past many have considered asking someone who has experienced medical hair loss, a cancer survivor, etc  If this is an Aquinas student, please make sure you list their name in the comments of our sign up (for dismissal purposes)
  3. You will need a large ziplock bag, 
  4. Bring SHARP scissors, a ruler, SMALL hair bands.

Please make sure you follow the Hair Donation Guidelines Below

 

Hair Donation Guidelines

  • Hair must be clean and completely dry.
  • Hair should be secured and cut in several small ponytails rather than one big one, this helps us get the most usable hair. It is ok if your hair was already cut in one large ponytail, we will still use it.
  • Please do not braid hair. 
  • Cut hair 1” above bands (the one inch above the  band is included in the length of donation WHICH IS AT LEAST 8 INCHES).
  • Secure small ponytails together at the top with a rubber band or ribbon.
  • Place and seal in a plastic bag, label bag with your name in Sharpie.
  • At the end of the assembly place your donations in the back of the gym in the tubs provided.
  • Know you have helped to change lives and you are AMAZING!

How to Donate Funds/Gain Sponsorship

To help cover the cost it takes to make free wigs for those in need, we are requesting that each donor fundraise.

Donate Now

Day of Details - March 11, 2026

  • All donors and cutting buddies will meet in Aquinas theater to measure and prepare hair at 1:15PM 
  • You will have 30 minutes to prepare before we line up and walk into the gym

About the Hair We Share Organization

Hair We Share is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free, human hair wigs to children and adults experiencing medical hair loss due to conditions like cancer, alopecia, and other medical conditions.

Wigs Out Photo Gallery

A large group of young people, mostly women, are gathered together in a crowded indoor setting, some wearing bright colored shirts and others with casual attire, all appearing engaged in some kind of event or activity.
A group of young women in blue shirts are gathered in a gymnasium, with trophies and banners displayed on the walls behind them.
A group of young women, likely a sports team or club, are posing together in a gymnasium setting with sports banners and trophies visible in the background.
Two smiling young women with long hair are standing together in what appears to be a school or university setting, with flags and banners visible in the background.
A large group of young people, mostly female, sitting and standing in a crowded indoor space, some wearing matching blue shirts.
A group of young women wearing matching pink shirts are gathered together in what appears to be a classroom or community space, with various decorations and items visible in the background.
A large crowd of people, some seated and some standing, gathered in what appears to be a gymnasium or auditorium setting, with banners and signage visible in the background.
A large group of people, mostly young women, are gathered in a gymnasium-like setting, with basketball hoops and banners visible in the background.
Two girls before donating hair

Questions or Want More Information?

Kimberly Spillman, Theater Director

Kim Spillman
Theater Director
kspillman@stasaints.net