{"id":10248,"date":"2019-05-05T19:30:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T22:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=10248"},"modified":"2019-05-05T19:30:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T22:30:03","slug":"holland-road-school-shaves-for-the-brave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=10248","title":{"rendered":"Holland Road School Shaves for the Brave"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>FLETCHERS LAKE: <\/strong>It was a hair-raising day at Holland Road Elementary School on April 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The school held their inaugural Shave for the Brave in support of Young Adult Cancer Canada, an organization that supports young adults across Canada dealing with cancer.\n The organization holds a yearly conference and monies raised from Shave\n for the Brave helps young adults be able to attend the conference, set \nfor the St. Catherines, Ont. in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Holland Road School,  between three young boys, two moms who cut their hair to donate for  wigs, and the local reporter, Pat Healey, they raised more than $2,000. That will  be more than enough to take a young adult from the waiting list to  attending the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The total put Holland Road sixth on the top schools from across Canada as of April 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/068.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10250\"\/><figcaption>The Laker\u2019s Pat Healey looks upward as the first strand of his curly hair is shaved off by hairdresser Stephanie Pentland at Shave for the Brave at Holland Road School. Pentland donated her time away from her job with AllState to shave the hair during the Young Adult Cancer Canada fundraiser, held April 26. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The\n idea was first pitched by Healey to Holland Road School Principal \nCarol-Ann Larade as a way to show support for parents of kids who attend\n the school that are going through cancer treatment or are survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From  the point of the idea being mentioned, the students at the school got  behind it and so did their community, raising the money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jayden gets his Locks chopped\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AnAiBCEz7Z0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Julie Michaud of Fall River, who is a cancer survivor and undergoing treatment as it returned, spoke to the kids about YACC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three  brave students\u2014Ryan Donovan, Harrison Chaban, and Jayden  Tillman\u2014stepped forward to get their hair shaved by Stephanie Pentland, a  former hairdresser in Fall River who is now with AllState. She brought  some swag from AllState for the brave shavers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/230.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10253\"\/><figcaption>The brave shavers post-shave all pose for a group photo after Shave for the Brave at Holland Road School. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gaynor Hart, who is\n currently undergoing cancer treatment, and Lauren Monette both donated \ntheir beautiful locks to the event so that YACC could use them to make \nwigs for cancer survivors. Their daughters presented Ms. Larade with the\n hair before the shave began to a standing applause from their peers and\n the parents in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tim Reynolds from Elmsdale-based TR \nConstruction stopped by with a surprise $250 bonus donation if Healey \nwould get his beard shaved as well. He did, and that brought his total \nto $510 raised, surpassing his $300 goal he had set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Pentland  went to shave a young boys hair two seats over from Healey, the kids  chanted \u201cPat Pat Pat\u201d as who they wanted her to do next. Hearing that,  she had to oblige and so it was Healey who was next on the shavers  victim list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/035.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10249\"\/><figcaption>The daughters of Lauren and Gaynor with their mom&#8217;s hair to donate towards wigs for cancer patients. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pat\u2019s hair fell off his head and he made many sad \nfaces, even holding up his hair at one point with a sad cat face on him \nas his curly hair became thinned out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was fun to have my hair cut off,\u201d said Jayden, as Harrison and Ryan both nodded in agreement with smiling faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pat gets shaved at Holland Rd\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eh_ygbAqsK8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From all appearances, Shave for the Brave was a success with kids talking to their parents after school about what took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holland Road School hopes to hold their second annual Shave for the Brave in April 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/206.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10252\"\/><figcaption><br \/><br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/266.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10254\"\/><figcaption>Jayden Tillman with Reporter Pat Healey after the Shave for the Brave at Holland Road School. 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