{"id":12656,"date":"2011-10-11T09:05:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T14:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=12656"},"modified":"2011-10-07T15:00:55","modified_gmt":"2011-10-07T20:00:55","slug":"haircuts-benefit-cancer-patients-at-brocks-relay-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2011\/10\/haircuts-benefit-cancer-patients-at-brocks-relay-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Haircuts benefit cancer patients at Brock’s Relay for Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Deanna Nicholls is donating a foot of hair for wigs for kids with cancer.<\/p><\/div>\n

Deanna Nicholls admits that sometimes, her hair can be a pain.<\/p>\n

The long rope of chestnut brown hangs down her back, stopping just above her waistline. It\u2019s cumbersome to brush. It gets on her clothes and in her drain.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not the main reason the facilities assistant in the Department of Residences<\/a> is cutting it all off on Oct. 14. She is donating a foot of hair to be used for wigs for cancer patients as part of Brock\u2019s new Relay for Life event.<\/p>\n

Nicholls is one of about eight donors chopping off their locks at the event. She used to have short hair, but started growing it in 2005 for \u201csomething different,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt made me very identifiable,\u201d she said. \u201cSome students in residence would refer to me as \u2018that woman with the ponytail.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

She\u2019ll be a little sad, she said, but \u201cit\u2019s time.\u201d A big part of the timing is that it will go to A Child\u2019s Voice\u2019s Angel Hair for Kids program.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s part of me,” she said. “But I\u2019ve had it long for a while now and it\u2019s time for a change. I want (Relay for Life) organizers to have fun with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Inspired by the Canadian Cancer Society\u2019s annual St. Catharines event, this Relay for Life benefits the same charity that fundraises for cancer research. It\u2019s a Residence Life-driven event organized by Village Residence dons Phil Jedrzejczak and Garrett Goodbrand.<\/p>\n

The dons thought up the fundraiser while pondering events for students in residence, Jedrzejczak said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal was to do something for Brock and for a great cause.\u201d<\/p>\n

The relay runs from Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. to Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7 a.m. at the Ian Beddis Gym. About 15 teams have signed up so far, each with eight to 15 members, and more are expected. The goal is to raise $15,000.<\/p>\n

The event is the work of Residence Life, Student Life and Community Experience and Brock University. Recreation Services is donating sleeping pads.<\/p>\n

There will also be musical entertainment, luminaries for sale and pizza at midnight.<\/p>\n

The haircuts will happen at 8 p.m., Jedrzejczak said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we appreciate every individual who\u2019s doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Donate at the Relay for Life website<\/a> or at Decew 209 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. until Oct. 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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