MOSES LAKE - Kids typically don't think of their first trip to the hair salon as a major milestone in their lives.

After all, it's usually their parents, not them, who have formed a sentimental tie to all that hair that's been growing on their heads since they were born.

But 4-year-old Jayden Gaspar will likely always remember her first hair cut. Not because it marked the first time she sat in the stylist's chair, but because it marked the first time she gave back to a good cause.

Jayden had about 13 inches of hair cut off at the SmartStyle Salon inside Walmart recently, her mother Diana Picazo said. They saved the ponytail and will be sending it off to the non-profit Locks of Love, she said.

Locks of Love gives hairpieces to children in the United States and Canada who suffer from long-term medical hair loss.

Picazo said Jayden had the idea to donate her hair to other kids for a while now.

"She (Jayden) would see things on TV, and see little girls without their hair," Picazo said. "So I started talking to her about them having cancer and losing their hair and she said she wanted to grow her hair to give it the little girls."

Since Locks of Love requires at least 10 inches of hair for donations, Jayden had to grow her hair out a little more before they could cut it. So when the time came for that first hair cut, Jayden was excited, Picazo said.

"I remember on our way to the salon, she kept saying how happy the girl was going to be when she receives her hair," she said. "She also kept asking how long it was going to take for her hair to grow so she can give more."

Picazo said Jayden wants to spend the next couple of years growing her hair out so she can donate to Locks of Love at her next haircut.