This November, male teachers around the school will show their support for cancer patients by refraining from shaving. Teachers will put down the razors and pick up some mustache styling cream in this month long charity event. At the end of the month the students vote on who has the best beard by putting a dollar in the jar of whom ever they think should win. Students all around the school are talking about the event, and if it is a good idea to bring it into the school learning environment.
Andrew Flood, a freshman, said “No Shave November is a great way to show support to those in need, and I think that it is great to show that you care.” Kieran Fay, another freshman said, “I think that it is a great way for students on the sports teams to show that they support things other than themselves. I think that No Shave November is a great way to show that support “.
This is thought to be an important topic, because many people many times think for themselves, but this fundraiser allows for participants to stop and think about others. In the beginning, No Shave November began as a fundraiser that many young adults and teens participated in to show that they were part of a “small movement with big goals.” When cancer patients began to gain support from the foundations, they told the foundations about losing their hair, and how much they missed grooming it. The foundations told this to the public and more and more people rallied around no shave November, and spreading the word of cancer patients and not taking their hair for granted.
Now the people who participate in no shave November are embracing their hair, and telling everyone that they can find that they are part of a movement to help find a cure for cancer, and showing their support and sympathy for those who lose their hair in aggressive battles with cancer. The plan for no shave November is to raise awareness for all of the cancer patients who are losing their hair due to the chemotherapy. According to the official website, “The goal of No-Shave November is to grow awareness by embracing our hair, which many cancer patients lose, and letting it grow wild and free.” This message reminds us of not taking the small things for granted, from shaving your morning subtle, to being able to shampoo and condition your hair.
The official website was formed in 2009 by The Hill family in an attempt to raise awareness about the severity of cancer. After the loss of Matthew Hill to colon cancer, his family decided that no one should have to experience what he did, and began a small website, inviting friends to contribute. As the years went on, the movement became more and more popular. It snowballed into a nationally recognized event when people pledged to ditch the razors and “Let it grow”. The foundation has raised more than two million dollars to date, providing enough money to help researchers try to find a cure once and for all. The official no shave November website is affiliated with the American Cancer Society, the Prevent Cancer Foundation, Fight Colorectal Cancer and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
The teachers and administrators that will be participating are Mr. Catelli, Mr. Dokus, Mr. Simoneau, Dr. Corbett, Mr. Falzarano, Dr. Hogge, Mr. Hemans, Mr. Pair, Mr. Hoppe and Mr. Neigel. Everyone is to be clean shaven on Thanksgiving and voting will take place from December 21-23.
