About Hair Massacure

Here's the Scoop - Top 10 things you need to know

Hair Massacure:

  • 10. …began as a family-run event, inspired by a four year-old leukemia patient.
  • 9. …is a unique head-shaving event that encourages participants to honour the journey of sick children.
  • 8. …welcomed over 1700 participants in 12 hours last year.
  • 7. …is generously supported by 400 volunteers annually.
  • 6. …collects 60 lbs of hair each year, to be made into wigs for local children.
  • 5. …has hosted Edmonton professional sports teams including the Oilers, Eskimos, Rush, and Drillers.
  • 4. …has used over 10,000 bottles of pink to Paint the City over the past nine years.
  • 3. …has a participant base predominantly made up of youth and families, making Hair Massacure unique in this market.
  • 2. …has raised $4.78 million since 2003.
  • And the number one fact you need to know about Hair Massacure is that it:
  • 1. …supports three outstanding local charities that help children and families with life-threatening illnesses.

National Events:

Make-A-Wish Eastern Ontario
http://www.gobaldforwishes.ca/
Contact: Dennis Elliot
d.elliott@makeawish.ca

Make-A-Wish® Atlantic Provinces
http://www.makeawish.ca/chapter/atlantic_provinces
Contact: Daphne Carter
daphne.carter@makeawish.ca