People with at least eight inches of hair have a chance to donate their locks to a good cause Feb. 8.

The event, “Pass Your Ponytail,” will benefit Children with Hair Loss, an organization that helps children who have suffered from medically-cause hair loss.

The event will be from 1 to 5 p.m. at Jen Graham’s Hair Couture, 113 1/2, South St., Butler, Anyone who donates hair during that time will get their hair cut for free.

Lindsay Young of Pittsburgh, who grew up in Butler, is organizing the event in honor of 8-year-old Amanda Grace Ebel of Butler, who is the adopted daughter of Rick and Diane Ebel. She was diagnosed with alopecia, which is a disease where the body fights its own hair follicles, when she was 2 years old, leaving her hairless.

She has benefited from the organization.

Young has known the Ebels for years. She said she has been inspired by how well Amanda Grace has handled her situation.

Young has donated to hair charities in the past.

“This will be my fifth time,” Young said.

But this is the first time she will donate to this organization. She said she likes the organization because it provides wigs for free. Children With Hair Loss provides one wig a year for these children until they are 21.

For the event, as long as people have at least eight inches of hair to donate, the organization will take any kind of hair, gray, dyed or bleached.

“No limitations,” Young said.

She said monetary donations also can be made. Checks made out to Children With Hair Loss can be dropped off during the event.

Anyone with questions should contact Young at 724-679-3161.