The ranks of the differently-hirsute swelled by some twenty individuals on May 2, with the realization of the Second Annual Dakota Ridge Shave for the Cure.
The fund-raiser, which benefited the American Cancer Society, raised just over $10,000 in two weeks, all of which will aid the ACS in its mission of research, support, advocacy, and education. Furthermore, at the school-wide assembly held Friday afternoon, ten teachers, six students, and two members of the community all became official members of the "Cueball Crew," as they submitted their scalps to razors wielded by over-eager raffle winners. A further two faculty members now sport punk rock mohawks, and both teacher Keary Sullivan and freshman Virginia Landoorf donated roughly ten inches of hair apiece to Locks for Love. In addition, four male students at DRHS have committed that, because the community was able to raise more than $10,000, they will be waxing their legs, a spectacle which promises to be excruciatingly hilarious.
Friday's assembly brings the two-year total of the Shave for the Cure to over $18,500 raised and 30 heads razed. Said one observer of the event, "The results are really just a huge testament to the involvement and compassion of both the Dakota Ridge student body and the surrounding community. Cancer touches the lives of so many, and to see our school step up for a good cause like this is just amazing." Anyone interested in further contributing can mail donations directly to the school at:
DakotaRidgeHigh School
Attention: Diane Groskopf
13399 W. Coal Mine Ave
Littleton, CO 80127
Checks can be made payable to the American Cancer Society. Questions and comments can be sent to
jellorelatedinjuries@yahoo.com.
Eric Miller is a senior at Dakota Ridge High School and organizer of Shave for the Cure.