[Lab] Shave a Maker

Justin justin at slootsky.org
Tue Jul 29 21:18:44 EDT 2014 

I don't think I can hit the length requirement before I exceed the maximum 
grey.

Considering shaving in solidarity, but I'm not sure if I have the guts.


On July 29, 2014 7:43:21 PM Darcy Whyte <darcy at inventorArtist.com> wrote:

> I guess I'll have to do some measurements now and a week or so off and try
> and predict when I'll be ready for harvest. :)
>
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> Darcy Whyte
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> On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 7:27 PM, Jason Arnold <arnold.jason at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I'll second Britta on this; as I understand it, the Canadian Cancer
> > Society (CCS) is in partnership with a couple groups: "A Child's Voice
> > Foundation" (a.k.a. "Angel Hair for Kids") and "Pantene Beautiful Lengths".
> > These two groups accept the hair donations to make wigs for cancer
> > patients; "Angel Hair..." for children and "Pantene..." for adults. I think
> > which one of the two you donate your hair to is your choice ultimately (as
> > Britta mentioned, they have slightly different requirements), but the
> > fundraising part always and only benefits the CCS. When I create the
> > campaign, it will be the CCS hosting the team website and providing the
> > paper forms (if needed) as well as tax receipts for the fundraising
> > efforts.
> >
> > As for the event itself, we'd settle on a day sometime down the road and
> > either make our way to a predetermined local salon (we've got our pick;
> > there are a handful throughout the city that participate in this program)
> > or we'd host some kind of event ourselves and have them come to us. Either
> > way, they'll take care of all the hairdressing then and there.
> >
> > I do want to point out that *you don't have to donate hair* to
> > participate on a team. In 2007 we only had one donor (Tom), the other
> > handful of us with too little hair to donate simply pledged to help in the
> > fundraising and shave our heads when it was all over. I was working in IT
> > at a local college back home at the time, so we made a show of the event.
> > Here's a PowerPoint of how it all went down one fine afternoon in May in
> > the entrance hall of my alma mater: http://1drv.ms/1klpTYG
> >
> > One thing I forgot to mention is timeline. Doug donated last summer,
> > Britta mid-last-winter and I was looking to do my donation within the next
> > month. We're all kinda out of step, but Britta seems keen on giving this a
> > go when she's got more hair, so, Darcy/Justin, you can hold off on this
> > round if you actually want to donate. Otherwise, if there's anyone on board
> > with joining me on this go-round and getting buzzed for Makers/Cancer, let
> > me know! I'll also be at ModLab tomorrow night if you'd like to chat me up
> > about it then.
> >
> > I'm very encouraged by the response so far, thank you all! I'm pretty
> > excited to see where this will go!
> >
> > *Jason*
> >
> >
> > 2014-07-29 17:31 GMT-04:00 Britta Evans-Fenton <technical at artengine.ca>:
> >
> > 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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> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> 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*
> >>>>>
> >>>>> [image: Images intégrées 2]
> >>>>> ​
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