Cut-a-Thon 2007!!!

I'm happy to report that this year's Cut-a-Thon was a HUGE success!!! A special thank you to all the people who donated time and money to this event - the team members, bakers, card-makers, and haircutters alike!

Christine - thank you for getting the sidewalk chalk and bubbles for the kids, and thanks to Rosanna, my 10:00 a.m. client today, who let me take the remainder of the flower petals from her maternity session with me - they were a big hit!

I'd like to acknowledge the generous contributions of the Spruce Grove Safeway and the Cooperators for the use of the parking lot and tent respectively!

And congratulations to Stacie (above) our new team captain, for devising and organizing this incredible event, which netted the team over $1100 AND a braid long enough to send off to the wigmakers!!!


You can view the complete album here, and Tammy's album here, but I have to share about one very special young man who was the highlight of the day for a whole lot of us. His Mom drove by asking what was going on, and very excitedly said, "Oh! My son's been growing his hair and collecting money for a year!!!" and about 2 hours later she returned, her shaggy-headed boy in tow.
(I was operating Tammy's camera for most of this part of things, so you can see the rest of the head shaving here.)


His Grandma had cancer, and so he has decided that he's only going to cut his hair once a year from now on. Tammy had the pleasure of giving him his first-ever annual haircut for Cancer research. We were all touched by this young man's generosity and spirit, and we're grateful for the $150 he contributed.

With his very special and big-hearted donation, let me tell ya, he had half of us in tears when he left...

You're an awesome little man! A HUGE thank you for making our special day that much more special!
We finally shut it down about 7:00 p.m., tired, dirty, hungry, and greatly satisfied with a job well done.