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Freudenberg Sealing Technologies employees set an example of giving from the heart \u2013 and head \u2013 by donating hair for children\u2019s wigs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three committed donors at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, are snipping off their ponytails to provide enough hair for a natural-looking wig for children with cancer or other medical conditions that result in hair loss. This will restore the child\u2019s confidence, bringing joy not only to the kids but the donors themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t explain the excitement,\u201d says Lisa Korpus, Executive Assistant to the Chief Information Officer at Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies in Plymouth, Michigan. In 2014, she started donating to the charity Children With Hair Loss (CWHL) in Michigan. Whenever she has at least eight inches of hair to spare, her hairdresser gathers it into a ponytail, cuts it off, and mails it to the charity. The wigs are provided free to children in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lisa Korpus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lisa Korpus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lisa Korpus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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April Grams (with daughter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Vasudevan Acharya Pesch regularly donate their hair to help childrensuffering from cancer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vasudevan Acharya Pesch, head of operations for the company\u2019s Process Seals Division in Germany, is also dedicated to helping children navigate through difficult time in their lives. He started donating his thick, wavy hair when he learned that Indian hair is especially needed to make wigs for others who need them. \u201cI have always wanted to help others,\u201d says Pesch, who joined the company in 2009. \u201cI decided to grow my hair and donate it directly. That is the minimum that I can do and, frankly speaking, I wish I could do more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April Grams, who works in company\u2019s Industrial Services Division in Shakopee, Minn., has donated to the charity Wigs for Kids annually for the past ten years. \u201cKnowing that the hair goes to children in need due to their current medical condition and circumstances really means a lot to me,\u201d she says. And she has clearly inspired others: \u201cMy oldest son, age 21, has recently started to donate his hair as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Would they encourage more people to pony up for the cause? \u201cAbsolutely,\u201d says Korpus, who has already approached women with attractive long hair and suggested the charity. Pesch agrees: \u201cIt\u2019s painless, it will grow back and, most importantly, you bring joy to others.\u201d<\/p>\n

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