Great lengths for a great cause

Staff Photo by Grant Morris Aubrie Connelly, of Merrimack, gazes at the eight inches of hair that she is donating to Pantene Beautiful Length after growing her hair out since November as her younger brother Peyton reaches to grab it. Connelly, 4, was inspired to grow and donate her hair when her younger brother went through some testing last year for enlarged lymph nodes in his neck, said their mother, Dianne Connelly. Through hospital visits for Peyton, Aubrie learned about kids who get sick and sometimes lose their hair, which is why she decided to donate hers. "She beams with pride when talking about doing it, and of course, we are just so proud of what a huge heart she has for being such a little girl," Dianne Connelly said of her daughter.

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