fundraiser gets hairy: lakehead residence 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 set cutz for cancer goal

(february 5, 2008 --thunder bay, on) it has become an annual tradition for lakehead residence 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to raise money in support of the canadian cancer society. they do this by collecting pledges for the residence's annual cutz for cancer event, and subsequently by shaving their heads and cutting their locks - or in some cases, by shaving their beards.

this year, david hare, aptly named 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 residence manager, will shave his lengthy beard to help 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 meet this year's fundraising goal. hare has been growing his beard since february of 2007. this year, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 hope to surpass their 2007 donations by raising more than $4,000 for cancer research. if they are successful, hare, the now zz top look-alike, has agreed to shave his beard in the agora on march 12.

"unfortunately, cancer impacts all of our lives in some way or another," says hare. "it's very touching to see the effort these 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 continue to put forth for such a worthy cause, and growing this beard for the past year is my way of supporting and thanking them for their ongoing philanthropy, leadership, and generosity."

"the idea for this event was first hatched by a residence student about seven years ago. it has been growing and growing ever since," says melinda scott, residence programmer. "last year, the campaign raised close to $4,000 for the canadian cancer society, with more than 212 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 participating."

in addition to hare, approximately one-hundred other lakehead representatives, including 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , staff, and faculty have also volunteered to clip their locks for this cause. event coordinators expect there may also be some last-minute volunteers once passers-by witness the buzz the event creates. steve and tony, local hairstylists from terra nova hair and aesthetics, will donate their time to perfect all the haircutting and shaving.
in addition to the cutz for cancer event, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 also use their residence candy machine to raise money for cancer research throughout the year. so far, these machines have helped them raise over $100.

community members who would like donate to this worthy cause may contact residence programmer melinda scott at 346-7947 or resprog@lakeheadu.ca for more information. the haircutting will take place from 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. on march 12.

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media: david hare is available for interview. please contact him directly at 807-343-8195 to arrange an interview time. for more information, please contact heather scott, communications officer, 807-343-8177, commun@lakeheadu.ca; or eleanor abaya, director of communications, 807-343-8372, eabaya@lakeheadu.ca.

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