Thank you to IA Financial Group

A huge thank you to IA Financial Group for their continued support of Wigs for Kids BC!

Thank you to the Diamond Foundation

A sincere thank you to the Diamond Foundation for supporting Wigs for Kids BC

Support like yours helps us continue providing comfort, care and assistance to to children and families across British Columbia during some of life's most difficult moments. We are incredibly grateful to have compassionate community supporters standing alongside us and helping make a real difference. Thank you for your generosity. It truly means so much to our organizations and the families we serve.

Message from the Founder

Hi,

I’m the founder and chairperson of the Wigs for Kids BC program in support of BC Children’s Hospital. We’re a volunteer-run charity with no overhead costs—100% of the funds we raise go directly to supporting children in all of BC and their families as they fight and recover from cancer.

We raise funds year-round and are currently seeking donations or gift cards for our upcoming live and silent auctions happening in August 2025. Your support would make a real difference.

Wigs for Kids BC provides free wigs to children in BC who lose their hair due to cancer or other medical conditions. Doctors, social workers, and parents have shared that these wigs are vital in helping children return to school and daily life with confidence.

In addition, we help families cover the costs of:

• Feeding supplies (tubes, pumps, formulas) not covered by MSP—essential for children who can’t eat normally during recovery.
• Life-saving cancer medications that must be taken before chemotherapy but are not publicly funded.
• Transportation to and from treatment, especially for those without a vehicle—ensuring children aren’t taking public transit after intensive treatments.
• Out-of-province medical care—we donate $100,000 annually to help families travel to specialized treatment centers when care isn’t available locally.

Our goal is to relieve some of the financial burden so families can focus on helping their child heal. To continue this work, we need to raise $250,000–$300,000 each year.

“A heartfelt thank you for covering the costs of feeding supplies for our daughter, who needs G-tube feeds after chemotherapy. This has been a tremendous help as we navigate life after nearly a year away from home for treatment. We are so grateful for your continued support.”

Since 2006, we’ve been able to offer support to children and families in every community in B.C. through the generosity of individuals and businesses like yours. Thank you for considering a contribution—we truly appreciate it.

A verification letter from BC Children’s Hospital is attached. I appreciate your consideration and I look forward to hearing from you.

Click here to watch a heartwarming video of a little girl receiving her wig – this says it all!

View the verification letter:
Verification Letter from BC Children’s Hospital (PDF)

Warm regards,

A huge thank you to IA Financial Group who very generously donated $20,000.00 to Wigs for Kids BC. This donation will help so many families.

Announcing our partnership with Wigs For Kids BC

Friday, January 22nd 2021

Dinnell Real Estate Group is announcing their partnership with Wigs for Kids BC.

Reopening Mail-In Donations

Wednesday, June 17th 2020

Thank you so much for your patience and understanding, we truly appreciate your support and holding off on cutting and sending your hair in order to donate to Wigs for Kids. We ask that you please mail hair directly to Eva & Co Wigs. The hair donation criteria and mailing address are provided below. Please continue to mail any monetary donations to the Foundation attention Cherie Spence, address is also provided below. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes and thank you for your understanding.

Hair Donation Criteria:

• Hair should be a minimum of 10 inches in length
• Hair should be tied at the top (ponytail) not braided
• Hair should not be dyed, permed or chemically treated
• Grey hair is accepted
• Do not straighten hair – wash and dry please
• Hair should be sent within 3 months of cut date. This has been extended to 5 months for those impacted by social distancing restrictions
• Wigs for Kids is not affiliated with any salon so please feel free to chose any salon you wish to have your hair cut.
• If you would like acknowledgement of receipt of your hair donation please enclose a stamped self addressed envelope with the ponytail.

How to Send Hair:

• Do not put hair in plastic bag
• Hair can be wrapped in tissue or paper towel and put into an envelope
• Please note that we will not be able to acknowledge receipt of your hair donation
• We would be happy to email you a thank you certificate please email kpallan@bcchf.ca with your name and mailing address

Mail hair only, no drop offs please:

Wigs for Kids BC
c/o Eva & Co Wigs
3216 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC V6H 2L3

Monetary donations:

• Please do not mail cash
• If people require a tax receipt for donations of $20 or more please provide a list with their name, mailing address and phone number. Pledge sheets can be printed here.
• Alternatively it’s easy to set up an online fundraising page where secure credit card transactions can be made

Mail monetary donations to:

Wigs for Kids BC – Attn: Cherie Spence
c/o BC Children’s Hospital Foundation
938 28th Ave W
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4

Wigs and beyond

Through the fundraising efforts of generous individuals Wigs for Kids is able to make a big impact on the lives of BC’s Kids and families. Each wig costs $1000.00 to make, which is 100% donation funded. Wigs For Kids also provides funding for medications and feeding supplies that are not covered by MSP. Recently Wigs For Kids has also begun supporting more initiatives to help the community, funding a volunteer driving program that drives oncology patients and their families to hospital appointments. This helps families who rely on public transit and taxis to get to and from appointments. Wigs For Kids also supports families with travel costs, whether is out of province travel for treatments or those that need to come from outside of the lower mainland for treatment.

You can help support this by signing up to become a fundraiser at www.wigsforkidsbc.com

Thank you again for thinking of BC’s Kids