[Lab] Shave a Maker

Tue Jul 29 18:59:44 EDT 2014

not gonna get much from me! can't get water from a dry well :-)

R.

On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at inventorartist.com>
wrote:

> 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
>>>>
>>>> Software Since '88 siteware.com | Contact: darcy at siteware.com |
>>>> 613-563-3634 by appointment
>>>>
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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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