Can anyone tell me how I can go about joining in with a charity event which would involve me loosing my shoulder length brown hair?

I am desperate to do it.

Typically you would have to have a minimum of 10 inches of a ponytail to donate to one of these events.  Shoulder length hair would not be long enough for them to use.  

You don't say why you are so desperate to donate.  Are you aware that most of the donated hair is not used for wigs?  Most of it is just sold for cash.  

I want to raise some money for charity, To be completely honest i dont feel that i can wait for it to be 10 inches long, I just feel that I need to do it for myself, I want it all taken off! :'(

In my 42 years of life I have had my hair anywhere from two inches to BSL.  Multiple times.  Shoulder-length hair is the most frustrating length of all.  You feel it's not really long enough to do anything with.  Ponytails are just stubby little things that stick out from the back of your neck and look stupid.  You can't pile your hair elegantly on your head.  You can't do any of the things yet that you've been growing your hair out for.  

At the same time, you don't feel you have any real style.  It's too long to be perky and cute.  For it to look any good at all you have to mess with it, but what do you do?  So it just sort of hangs there, neither fish nor fowl, and in the meantime the ends tickle the tops of your shoulders and can be really annoying.

Sort of like a cat watching your fingers type and taking a swat now and then.  (Ouch!  Cut it out, Cream!)  

So you want to just give up and get rid of the stuff.

DON'T!  

One inch will make all the difference in the world.  Once it gets past your shoulders and you aren't dealing with the annoying tickles and folds and bends of it touching the tops of them, life gets much better.  If you cut it, you might be disappointed because you really wanted to grow it long and now you have to start all over.  

The two ways I have gotten through this stage are putting up just the front of my hair or somehow curling it since it is stick-straight.  I used to get perms when I was growing my hair long because little curls escaping from your updo look sooo much better than little straight wisps, and the only way I felt I had any style or could stand the growing out stage was if I curled it.  

But I knew that wasn't an option this time because I was going for really long hair, and a perm would be too damaging.  I don't remember what I did this time.  I don't think it was a big problem, but then I was living in Saudi Arabia and there were no salons.  (I don't recommend that option for getting through this).

Two months.  That's all you need.  Can you stand your hair for two more months?  

If you want to cut your hair, then just do it. :) But please, don't be fooled by these charities and think of it as a charitable act. Especially Locks of Love has a very shady reputation. For instance, it does not follow the guidelines of Better Business Bureau. It receives many HUNDREDS of times more hair than it can use to make wigs. The children who receive the wigs must pay for them- and more importantly, human hair wigs are not recommended for children at all because they are so difficult to take care of. These things are just a small part of what is wrong with Locks of Love- if you do a search of them (like you should IMO do of any and all charities before donating something), you will find a lot more.

If you want to do charity work, I suggest you donate blood, your money or your time. All of these make a real difference, unlike selling your hair to an organization who does not even need it and possible sells it to use you would not approve (just check eBay's markets for ponytails- there are hair fethisists who buy stuff like that and it's almost certain that at least part of that hair has been cut for charity).

If your ponytail is less than 10", it cannot be used in wig making- simple as that. That is because the way wigs are made- shorter hair just is not suitable for the process.If you have processed hair (colored or permed, for instance), it can't be used even if it is longer than that. If you have any grays, your hair can't be used either.  If you can't wait, I suggest that you cut your hair, adopt a cheap hair care regimen and donate the money you have saved by making this change.

I wonder, why do you feel so strongly that you must cut your hair for charity, even if you know that they will not accept it? Are you unhappy with it? Or are you under some sort of pressure to cut it? Just wondering... :)

I want to do it because its always something i've wanted to do but i've never been brave enough, i also play rugby now and long long hair isnt an option!  

I dont know if i'd donate my hair but i just know that i want it cut! I actually fancy shaving it, anyone suggest charitys i could do it for?

Sorry, I don't know of any charities that would take shorter hair.  I'd suggest you contact your local salons to see if they can make any suggestions.

i mean even if i dont donate it, i'd try to raise some money for it