You're Invited! Kids Cancer Care Community Shave

In celebration of September being childhood cancer awareness month, Kids Cancer Care will be hosting our first annual community shave event! We are encouraging individuals, teams, community groups and co-workers to band together to show support and raise funds for youth and their families affected by cancer.

The shave is taking place on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at the Trico Centre (11150 Bonaventure Drive SE, Calgary) and you won’t want to miss it! This event is a pledge-based program in which event participants will set a fundraising goal and seek to achieve that goal by requesting donations. You can choose to participate in the following ways:

Shave Your Lid for a Kid!®:

This bold move shows moral support for the children and youth who lose their hair during cancer treatments. By shaving it all off you also have the option to donate your hair to make wigs for kids.

Cut for Kids:
The idea of shaving your head can be a bit overwhelming; another way to get involved is to donate your hair. By cutting your hair, you’ll be helping create wigs for children who need them. Click here for more information about hair donation.

Stash for Cash:
This is a fun and new addition to the Shave Your Lid for a Kid!® program! We will see some brave men shaving their beloved mustaches in support of Kids Cancer Care.

This event gives you and/or your team the opportunity to be a part of an incredible community initiative working towards a cure for every child and care for every family. Funds raised at this event will go toward funding Kids Cancer Care camp & community programs, hospital programs, research and scholarships. To learn more about Kids Cancer Care, please watch our Foundation video or click here for more information. 

REGISTER NOW: https://secure.csfm.com/kidscancer/shaveyourlidforakid/register/register_existing.php?group_id=536320531363968267

LEARN MORE: http://www.kidscancercare.ab.ca/shave_your_lid_for_a_kid_community_shave.htm

The Shave You Lid for a Kid® Community Shave thanks our community partners at Trico Homes, Trico Centre, Calgary Sun, 98.5 Virgin Radio and the official shave volunteer sponsor, Tommy Gun’s Original Barbershop.

Making a Father Proud

CP Rail has been a long-time supporter of the Shave Your Lid for a Kid program—16 years to be exact! CP Rail is hosting their 16^th annual Shave Your Lid for a Kid event this year on June 20, at Gulf Canada Square. Ray Wallinga has been the coordinator of the CP Rail shave event for many years. Below he shares his story from the 2012 head shave when his brave 16 year old daughter participated. This is their story…

I lost my Dad to cancer on June 11, 1994-- two months before Alex, my son and his first grandson was born. My Mom had fought skin cancer about 10 years ago but has been healthy ever since (keeping our fingers crossed).

Last year my daughter Claudia (picture) shaved her head for Kids Cancer Care, a week after her 16th  birthday. I was extremely proud of her. I know how hard it was my first shave in 1999 and I actually chickened out in 1998 because I was too vain. It has gotten easier every year since and now it’s pretty much just getting my summer hair cut every June. When I think about how hard that first time was for a 41 year old guy to shave, I’m even more amazed that my beautiful 16 year old daughter could bring herself to do it. I’d like to think it was my wife’s and my amazing child-raising skills but I know in my heart my daughter’s morals, convictions and her caring for others less fortunate than her, that inspired her to do it.

Kids Cancer Care does a great job in giving kids with cancer a place to go and be a kid at again at Camp Kindle. In addition, they also have made a shaved head something to be really proud of …pretty cool!

Click here to donate to the CP Rail shave: https://secure.csfm.com/kidscancer/shaveyourlidforakid/home/profile_group.php?group_id=431381061363363005