Mangaluru : As many as nine students, including two from primary classes, donated their hair in the city for the cause of cancer patients who suffer hair loss due to chemotherapy.

Canara Organisation for Development and Peace (CODP), an NGO of the Mangalore Diocese of Catholic Christians that runs Sparsha, campaign against cancer by creating awareness about the disease, had organised the hair donation programme.

The donated hair would be provided to poor patients as wigs in collaboration with Hair Bank, Thrissur, Kerala said a release.

Director-designate of CODP Fr. Vincent D’Souza said that donating hair was a noble act of charity. In his introductory address, Fr. D’Souza appreciated hair donors for taking the initiative and showing a kind gesture towards cancer patients.