[Lab] Shave a Maker

Tue Jul 29 18:45:05 EDT 2014

No perm, bleach, dye? No problem there, I don't even comb mine. :)

8-12 inches? That's gonna take a while!

--
Darcy Whyte

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On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 5:31 PM, Britta Evans-Fenton <technical at artengine.ca
> wrote:

> Justin:
>  I can actually answer that one in brief, it is usually not the cancer
> society that you are donating hair to directly. I donated to Pantene who's
> requirements were:
>
>    - At least 8 inches long (no maximum length)
>     - If you have wavy or curly hair, measure when straight
>    - Free of permanent colour, bleach or other chemical treatments such
>    as Japanese straightening
>     - Vegetable dyes, semi-permanent dyes and rinses are acceptable, but
>    “virgin” hair is preferred
>    - No more than 5% gray
>
>
> There is also A Child's Voice Foundation that requires:
>
>    - The minimal hair donation length is *12 inches* measured tip to tip;
>    - Hair can be placed in a *braid* or *ponytail*;
>    - Tightly *secure* the braid or ponytail using rubber bands or hair
>    elastics;
>    - *No permed, bleached, dyed, or treated hair is acceptable*;
>    - Cut *above* the rubber band or hair elastic, not below;
>    - Slightly *grey hair* is acceptable.
>    - Please ensure hair is *fully dry* when cut. Wet hair cannot be used.
>    - Hair cut years ago is usable if it has been stored in a ponytail or
>    braid;
>    - Curly hair may be pulled straight to measure the minimum 12 inches;
>    - Hair swept off the floor is not useable;
>    - Hair that is shaved off and is not in a ponytail or braid is not
>    usable. Please divide your hair into multiple ponytails and cut each one
>    off before continuing to shave; and
>    - Dreadlocks, wigs, falls, hair extensions, or synthetic hair is *not*
>     acceptable.
>
>
> I know there is a few more places but generally 8 inches is a good rule of
> thumb.
>
> Britta
> *Technical Coordinator *
> Artengine.ca
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Justin <justin at slootsky.org> wrote:
>
>>  Darcy : you were recently pondering a hair cut weren't you?
>>
>> Jason : what is the length required for the cancer society to make use of
>> it?
>>
>> On July 29, 2014 3:06:56 PM Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
>>
>>> You mean my hair is good for something?
>>>
>>> That sounds like a pretty good cause, count me in.
>>>
>>> I think I need to grow it more though...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Darcy Whyte
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Jason Arnold <arnold.jason at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>
>>>> As some of you may have noticed, I have lots of hair (maybe not on top,
>>>> but it is indisputably long). I've been growing it out with the goal of
>>>> donating it for the Cancer Society as thanks for their help with someone
>>>> near and dear to me: my sister, who, while she lost her hair to
>>>> chemotherapy, ultimately won the war and has been cancer-free for over 10
>>>> years now. Amongst many things, they gave her hair when she had none, so I
>>>> wanna give some back while I still have it to give :D
>>>>
>>>> So, why am I telling you all this? Well, while I'm prepared to go it
>>>> alone and fundraise as well as make my hair donation as an individual, as
>>>> the saying goes: there's strength in numbers, so I'm putting this call out
>>>> to you, my fellow Makers, to team up with me. I know the spirit's out
>>>> there; a couple of Makers in our ranks - namely, Britta and Doug - have
>>>> already donated their hair within the past year, but even if you don't have
>>>> enough hair to donate, we can still join forces. Back in 2007, I was part
>>>> of a "Shave a Nerd" campaign where we only had one hair donor among us, but
>>>> the other dozen or so on the team joined in on the fundraising and had our
>>>> heads shaved in solidarity. I'm aiming to do something like that for
>>>> artengine. It's fun, it's for a good cause and it's a chance to garner some
>>>> free publicity of sorts for our humble Makerspace. I'm open to suggestions
>>>> on the Team name, but "Maker Haire" feels right. I haven't put together a
>>>> team page or registered anything yet; I wanted to put this out there as a
>>>> feeler before I took that next step. So, who's with me?
>>>>
>>>> *Jason*
>>>>
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>>>> 
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