{"id":2551,"date":"2013-06-12T17:43:43","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T21:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=2551"},"modified":"2013-06-19T18:06:35","modified_gmt":"2013-06-19T22:06:35","slug":"things-get-hairy-at-town-hall-ahead-of-relay-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/things-get-hairy-at-town-hall-ahead-of-relay-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Things get hairy at Town Hall ahead of Relay for Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

She went into the room armed only with an electric shaver and a vague idea of what was to come, but Ivy Henriksen put on a brave face as she climbed up into a makeshift barber chair and let her coworkers make fast work of her locks.<\/p>\n

Ms. Henriksen, Manager of Customer Service at the Town of Aurora, underwent a close shave Friday afternoon ahead of the Canadian Cancer Society\u2019s Relay for Life. As The Auroran reported last week, Ms. Henriksen decided to auction off the \u201cshaving rights\u201d to her head to raise money for the United Way of York Region, and also raise awareness for that evening\u2019s Relay.<\/p>\n

She was inspired to take this extra step in solidarity with her sister-in-law, Sherry, who is currently \u201ckicking cancer\u2019s ass\u201d for the second time. The women are but two members of Sherry\u2019s Sugar Bears, a team which takes the Brant Relay for Life by storm each year. <\/p>\n

Through her efforts within the Town of Aurora, Ms. Henriksen also raised enough money to push the team over the $2,000 mark.<\/p>\n

\u201cWelcome to the party,\u201d said Ms. Henriksen with excitement and some degree of trepidation, as she greeted friends and co-workers into the Council Chamber at Aurora Town Hall on Friday. \u201cI am shaving my head for people with cancer, including my family members, honouring the survivors, our colleagues, my sister-in-law, and a past partner. I\u2019m actually excited to do this, but I\u2019m more nervous tonight about my family\u2019s reaction than this afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I can pull this off. What do you guys think?\u201d<\/p>\n

From the cheers and applause, everyone in the room evidently thought she would rock the look and her boss, Techa Van Leeuwen, the Town\u2019s Director of Bylaw Services, and cancer survivor herself, made the first sweep with the shaver. Building and Bylaw Services joined forces with Corporate and Financial Services to make the winning bid after going head to head throughout the silent bidding. <\/p>\n

\u201cOne rule?\u201d said Ms. Henriksen before Ms. van Leeuwen fired up the shaver. \u201cNo mullets!\u201d<\/p>\n

Mullets may have been out of the question, but things such as an \u201cAlfalfa flip\u201d suggested by Town Treasurer Dan Elliott, a \u201cCindy Lou Who\u201d tuft ventured by another, and leaving enough for one potential Jheri curl were all fair game. At the end, Ms. Henriksen ended up with a short brush cut before opting to take things one step further with having cancer ribbon etched into the stubble.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ribbon is so people are always are that this is not a fashion forward trend, and I am doing it for a reason and awareness,\u201d she said. \u201cI want people to be reminded \u2013 make your doctors\u2019 appointments!\u201d<\/p>\n

Inspired by Ivy\u2019s campaign, as her new look was still fresh, bylaw officer Dave Marshall stepped up to the plate volunteering to go in for a shave as well \u2013 before his wife found out. Mr. Marshall himself has been in the process of \u201ckicking cancer\u2019s ass\u201d for three years.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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