Giovanni Muscarnera perhaps received more than he bargained for on his Friday visit to Dieringer Heights Elementary School. The 4-year-old was the youngest of four children in the Muscarnera clan, and his parents had decided to let his hair grow long for the novelty of it.

“It was always getting in his eyes, and he hates it when we brush it,” father Mike Muscarnera said. “We figured if we were going to have his hair cut for the first time, it should go to a good cause.”

Giovanni was one of four children to donate hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, a charitable program providing real-hair wigs to cancer patients.

Tracie Griffus was one of four stylists who donated their time and expertise to the lunchtime haircuts.