Potential women-only ride in/near Seattle - help wanted!

[nicole309]

Maybe I do want to be involved in planning this thing. Let me know if I can help from over here in Port Townsend.

[teigyr]

What if the banana keepers are pink?

[nicole309]

What if the banana keepers are pink?

I'm not sure!

[El Hombre]

PM's inbound.

[KnottedYet]

Y'know, Banana Keepers would be pretty cool.

Double-dog dare ya!

(I'd do the Rapunzel, too.)

[Trek420]

Name it the Rapunzel Ride and I am so there.

subtitled "let down your hair"?

registration could benefit this group

www.locksoflove.org

[KnottedYet]

Oooh, Trek, you are SO AWESOME!!!!!

If Locks of Love were a beneficiary, it might be a good idea to get a hold of Team Survivor Northwest (which has a very strong biking contingent) to help. Children's Hospital could benefit, and maybe haul out some of their huge volunteer base. (and Fred Hutchison, and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance)

[Trek420]

Thank you

"Bring minimum 6" of hair, registration is free"

[KnottedYet]

They can't use hair that is 6-10 inches, they sell it to help pay for their work.

For Locks of Love to use the hair, it must be 10 inches minimum.

Free registration with 10 inches of hair would be pretty cool.

[Trek420]

OK then , "bring 6" of hair and get a free banana keeper"

[El Hombre]

Thanks for the ideas ladies, keep them coming. Locks of Love will be contacted.

Dan

[East Hill]

If we can start bright and early in the morning ...

No pink! Except for perhaps the bikes (hey, I've got a dusty rose mixte, and the salmon and white Centurion Ironman ).

But I'm not giving up my hair, even for a good cause !

East Hill

[dex]

Well, I don't think my hair would be any help--it's a mess from dye abuse, and currently cut into a mohawk--and I don't think my introverted techie nerdiness would be much help with planning, but I'd be all over doing a ride like this. (And trying to cajole friends into pulling their bikes out of their garages and start riding again.)

[Dianyla]

Not to be a party pooper, but Locks of Love is a commonly misunderstood charity. I've done a little research into them because so many people ask me why I do not donate to them. I'm not saying they're evil, but they're not all they're cracked up to be, either.

The wikipedia entry for Locks of Love sums up my concerns with them, namely that the amount of hair donations they receive does not correspond to the amount of wigs they produce. I would just hope that potential donors are well-informed prior to donating. If someone is comfortable donating even knowing that their hair may be discarded as unsuitable or that it may be sold at fair market value and end up as expensive human hair extensions used in salons, then they're making an informed choice.

It saddens me to see people buying into the hype of Locks of Love "As seen on Oprah, Montel, etc" and donating because they are sure that their donation is going to be used to make a wig for someone. Granted, I suppose if you're going to chop your hair off anyways, you might as well donate it rather than throw it away. If supporting cancer charities is what you want to do, you'd be better off auctioning the ponytail on eBay and donating the proceeds of the sale to the cancer charity of your choice.

Not to mention, wouldn't it be a little ironic to call it the Rapunzel Ride and then encourage women to cut off 10" of hair?

[KnottedYet]

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, cut off your hair."