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Monday, 09 March 2009 |
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By ANGELA WEAVER Staff Writer
ST. MARYS — Eleven girls left East Elementary School with shorter coifs Friday afternoon after donating their ponytails to Locks of Love to kick off the school’s Relay for Life Fundraising Week.
 Staff photo/Angela Weaver: Memorial High School freshman Hayley Hicks gets a haircut as part of Locks of Love Friday.
“We’re here to kick off our Relay for Life Fundraising Week, which is all next week,” East Principal Sue Sherman told the first group of students gathered in the gymnasium on Friday. “There are two ways to donate — one way is with money and the other is through Locks of Love and the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program.”
Sherman said the hair will be donated to make a wig.
“It takes six to 10 ponytails to make a short wig,” she said.
During the first assembly on Friday for fourth to sixth-grade students, Aubrey Poppe and Destanie Stocklin received haircuts and Memorial High School freshman Hayley Hicks joined them. Sherman recognized Madison Jaros and Cheyanne Rody, who had volunteered, but their locks were not long enough.
During the second assembly for kindergartners to third-grade students, eight students donated their locks — Teighan Hensley, Ali Burd, Chloie Dicke, Dana Christian, Vanessa Love, Rachel Plantz, Maggie Plantz and Piper Slone.
Local hairstylists Barb Topp, Kathy McGee and Jill Braun were present at the assemblies to cut the girls’ hair, and afterwards, the girls received gift certificates to a local salon where they could have their hair styled.
“I did this today for the cancer patients,” Destanie told the spectators at the first assembly. “My grandma had cancer.”
As for why she chose to participate, Aubrey had a similar answer.
“For the cancer patients,” she said.
Next week, East Elementary will host two contests to raise money for Relay for Life — a match each fact with each teacher game and a jar of candy guess game — with each guess costing 25 cents.
Sherman said East teacher Josh Van Gundy also agreed to help motivate the students.
“If East Elementary kids bring in $1,000, he will get his head shaved,” she said, adding that she will also do something if the students reach another goal. “If you bring in $200 more, I will kiss a pig.”
Sherman said the Parent-Teacher Organization will match the funds they receive, as well.
Also next week, the school will hold dress-up days for $1 a day or $3 for the week, she said. Today was Crazy Hat Day, Tuesday is Twin Day, Wednesday is P.J. Day, Thursday is Backwards Day and Friday is Sunglasses Day in addition to Roughriders Day.
After the participants had their hair cut, the assembly attendees participated in a group session dancing to the “Cha Cha Slide.”
“We wanted to show the kids there’s more than one way to help someone,” Sherman told The Evening Leader after the first assembly. “We happened to have a really good turnout of girls, too.” |
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