Killarney

By Michelle Crean
<h3>It took a long time to grow but only minutes for Ava O&rsquo;Sullivan&#8217;s hair to be cut &#8211; but the lasting impact will be felt by sick children for a long time to come.</h3>
Hairdresser Mary O&rsquo;Sullivan took the scissors to 11-year-old Ava&#8217;s hair which she has now donated to much loved Irish charity LauraLynn Ireland&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Hospice.
Ava, a big-hearted pupil in Firies NS, had 14 inches cut off of her long, flowing locks and she couldn&rsquo;t be happier with her new hairstyle.
Her &lsquo;Locks of Love&rsquo; donation will go towards raising funds for children with life-limiting conditions in LauraLynn, while also creating a wig for a child in need through The Rapunzel Foundation.
Ava set up an iDonate page for her fundraiser, with all contributions going directly to LauraLynn Ireland&rsquo;s Children&rsquo;s Hospice. To date she has raised nearly &euro;1,700.
&#8220;It was just something we talked about last year; she&rsquo;d lovely thick hair and I explained that the hair goes to help them make wigs for children,&#8221; Ava&rsquo;s mum, Olivia O&rsquo;Sullivan, said.
&#8220;She looked up about what LauraLynn does for sick children and the services they provide and couldn&rsquo;t be happier to help them out.&#8221;
Ava is a busy beaver who loves Irish dancing with the Chamber&#8217;s School of Irish Dance, soccer with MEK&rsquo;s, taking part in the Siamsa Training Academy in Tralee and also taking part in the Killarney Musical Society variety show next week.
People can still donate by using the link www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/OliviaOsullivan524.

Ava's big-hearted gesture to benefit sick children

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