April 3, 2012 The Giving Continues… Marc D. Shears his Locks!!
While my husband, Todd, kicked off “Giving Where We Live” to support Breast Cancer Research by shearing his locks, Marc D. (our good friend, neighbor and basketball coach extraordinaire to Iain’s basketball team) has made good on his promise and has done the same with his locks on April 3, 2012! Boy, are we ever lucky to have such amazing support within our community. I am hoping that our good friend Lisa D. (Marc’s lovely wife) can forgive our peer pressure as Marc is now sporting a beautiful bald look. Marc works for the 311 Service for the City of Vancouver City where he received great support from his team (go figure, who wouldn’t want to shave off their boss’s or colleagues hair!) for this event. You will see from the two you tube videos (links below) that fun was had by all, including Lisa, and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Marc (some of the his facial expressions say it all:o))
- Short one: http://youtu.be/Dt3GAu_zTws
- Long one: http://youtu.be/KOejHnDK5
As Todd and I watched the videos, most of the tears that ran down our cheeks were from laughing so hard. This was really great to watch and to see how much fun Marc, his team and Lisa were having being part of the shearing!
Some highlights for us were:
Some highlights for us were:
· The 311 shaved on the back of Marc’s head—his boss did a great job
· One lady really knew how to use the razor
· The one fellow that was also bald, was meticulous and very supportive, especially during the shaving portion – he undoubtedly was the experienced one of the lot:o)
· When Lisa said "that is pretty darn bald honey" and "this is appropriate for Easter, we just need to put you in the back yard and we're done". We were thinking the same about painting our heads like an Easter egg:o) -- seems very appropriate, perhaps we can “Heads for Hire” this Easter:o)
· Marc’s various facial expressions
· Having others use a shaver and not just a razor on Marc’s head-- very brave indeed!
· It’s all about the shape of the head and Marc’s head looks great!
With a few tears of gratitude among the tears of laughter, thank you!
With a few tears of gratitude among the tears of laughter, thank you!
The direct fund-raising results to date between Todd’s efforts, my Breast Friend Network’s generosity, Marc’s efforts through his team:
· $1300+ between Todd’s efforts and My Breast Friend Network generosity with a possible donation/matching from TELUS (to be confirmed). I am in the middle of creating a permanent donations web site through the CBCF (Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation) to capture donations on line. The web site is as follows and will be fully functional in the coming week or so:
NOTE: my 5 year goal is raise $250,000 which is what I have currently estimated is the cost to “the system” for my Breast Cancer journey alone!
· $700+ from Marc’s efforts and his 311 team’s generosity – Marc’s goal is $1000. Marc has created his own donations web page under the Canadian Cancer Society Banner where his team and others can also donate
The indirect fund raising results to date from my sister, Maria’s, and my colleague, Matthew’s, participation in the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer are as follows:
· $2285.00 with a goal of $2500 - $5000 for Maria:
· $2149.00 with a goal of $3200.00 for Matthew:
NOTE: As I research all various ways to donate for Breast Cancer Research all these options are good as many times the primes can specify where they would like the funds to be funneled. So please choose the route that you feel most comfortable with. If you are at a loss, we can take manual donations and provide receipts for tax purposes as well.
A big THANK YOU to Marc, Lisa, the 311 team, Todd and my Breast Friends network for helping us:
Pay it Back to Pay it Forward!
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