Students shave heads to find cure for cancer
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When freshman Kayla Gurganus got her head shaved, she received several cheers from the people involved at St. Baldrick’s.
The hall council in Brayton/Clevenger put on the event Saturday on the first floor. St. Baldrick’s is an organization that raises money to help find cures for children with cancer.
Students can either raise money to keep their hair cut or shave it. Gurganus said she received an email about the event last month, but did not know she was going to go through with it until today.
“You’d be surprised how much your hair weighs, I think, and how much you actually have,” she said. “It does definitely feel a lot different.”
Participants had to pay a minimum of $10 to be able to get their hair cut or shaved by registered beauticians.
Gurganus’ friend, freshman Tara Wrobel, paid $20 to see Gurganus get her head shaved. Wrobel, a psychology major, said she did it mostly because it is for a good cause.
“I also didn’t have the courage to do it myself,” she added.
There were 32 participants who either got their heads shaved or cut. With 25 originally signed up, they had a few walk-ins.
The event raised more than $4,700, surpassing their goal of $1,000. The top five participants who raised the most money were entered into a drawing to win either an iPad or an iPod.
Rockafellow said most of the donations came in online through the St. Baldrick’s website.
Because the event was so successful this year, students have already set the date for the St. Baldrick’s event next year, Rockafellow said.
“Talking to students today, they are having so much fun, they’re totally like, ‘We’re gonna do this next year, we’re gonna do so much,’” Rockafellow said. “So they have a lot of ideas of what they want to do differently and what they want to continue. They also have stated that they are hoping to set a higher goal for next year.”
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By Rachel Stenger
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