In May of 2001, I decided to grow my hair long enough to donate it to Locks of Love. It took me one year to get my hair as long as I wanted it (I didn't want to cut it too short so I had to grow it well longer than the required 10 inches), but it is worth the effort.
Here are some before and after pictures as well as some of the actual cut which took place on May 25, 2002.