Hira-Noor Rashid, six, had only ever had one haircut when she chopped her long locks and raised more than £1,200 for charity at the start of the year. She had 23 inches of her hair cut off and decided to donate it to the Little Princess Trust charity so they could make wigs for children who had lost their hair due to cancer treatment. The funds raised were also going to support the charity's work.Hira-Noor Rashid, six, had only ever had one haircut when she chopped her long locks and raised more than £1,200 for charity at the start of the year. She had 23 inches of her hair cut off and decided to donate it to the Little Princess Trust charity so they could make wigs for children who had lost their hair due to cancer treatment. The funds raised were also going to support the charity's work.
Hira-Noor Rashid, six, had only ever had one haircut when she chopped her long locks and raised more than £1,200 for charity at the start of the year. She had 23 inches of her hair cut off and decided to donate it to the Little Princess Trust charity so they could make wigs for children who had lost their hair due to cancer treatment. The funds raised were also going to support the charity's work.

Seven acts of kindness that make us proud to be from Leeds on World Humanitarian Day

Georgina Morris
By Georgina Morris

Deputy editor

Published 19th Aug 2022, 15:22 BST
In a world that can feel chaotic and full of struggles, a simple act of kindness has the power to restore our faith in humanity.

To mark World Humanitarian Day, we revisit seven of our favourite stories from the last year that make us proud to be from a place that’s as full of kind-hearted and generous people as Leeds.

A homeless charity in Liverpool benefited from the postponement of Leeds United's Boxing Day trip to Anfield. When the match was rescheduled, Leeds United took the chance to team up with their hotel and travel agent to do some good. The club, INNSiDE by Melia Liverpool and JEM Sports donated the food that was planned for their stay in the city to The Whitechapel Centre, a homeless and housing charity for the Liverpool region.

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A homeless charity in Liverpool benefited from the postponement of Leeds United's Boxing Day trip to Anfield. When the match was rescheduled, Leeds United took the chance to team up with their hotel and travel agent to do some good. The club, INNSiDE by Melia Liverpool and JEM Sports donated the food that was planned for their stay in the city to The Whitechapel Centre, a homeless and housing charity for the Liverpool region. Photo: Leeds United

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