More heads of hair step up for Cuts 4 Cancer

More manes are coming to light as this year’s Cuts 4 Cancer nears.

    The sixth annual event, in memory of Cathy Morse’s mother, is slated for Thursday, February 3. This year’s event is dedicated to Adeline McKay and Morse’s father Vern Schinnour, who passed away last year. The funds raised by the event benefit local patients through funding the Drumheller Area Health Foundation.
    Organizers have set a ambitious goal of raising $30,000 in the one-day hair-cutting blitz, and they have their fair share of heads of hair to make it.
    inSide Drumheller reported in November that the Drumheller senior Titans have signed on to have their locks shorn for the cause. That is about 30 haircuts alone.
    As the event draws near, there are a number of other residents who have stepped forward to support the event.
    Morse told inSide Drumheller that Terry Stoppler account manager for Chinook Credit Union will be in the hot seat. He fells strongly about the cause as his brother passed away from Leukemia. Morse has set a bounty of at least $1,000 on his hair.
    Shawn McKay has also put his hair up to be cut down. He is the son of Adeline McKay.
    Dave Graham has also stepped up once again for the event. He is a repeat customer for the event, and plans to get the locks under his trademark fedora chopped for the cause.
    This year he is going further, for the first time in 30 years, bidder will get to see his upper lip. His moustache has been a fixture since he was a teenager.
    The event goes on Thursday, February 3. The Drumheller Titans will be in the chairs starting at 2 p.m.
    Pledge sheets are still available at the Chop Shop. Even if you do not collect pledges, you can still come down and get your hair cut. All of the funds from the hair cut go to the cause. Since 2007, Cuts 4 Cancer has raised $59,000.