Let me begin by telling you a little about Andrew.  He's a busy little 6 yr old boy with tons of spirit and spunk!  When he was 4, he and I travelled to Ottawa.  He needed surgery on his eye.  We stayed at the Ronald McDonald House for 2 weeks, and while there, we met a family whose youngest son, Matthew (3) has cancer.  When Andrew and Matthew started chumming around, Andrew questioned him a few times about his hair, or lack of it.  That was a perfect opportunity to teach Andrew about Cancer, its' treatments and why these affected kids are so special.  He and Matthew became inseparable for those two weeks.  Last summer, we went to visit with them on our vacation (they live about 9 hours away from us).  Matthew is in remission, thank the Lord, and now sports a brilliant smile.
 
 

"COPS for CANCER" is a fundraiser started by a Police Officer in Alberta a few years ago.  He met a young boy with cancer, who had no hair.  He had been teased constantly so the officer decided to shave his head to support this young fella!  An idea was born, and from there, it's grown to include all of Canada.
 
 

Today, not only do the Cops and Firemen partake, but so do the schools and the local Mall.  At Andrew's school, 20 people canvassed for pledges to get their heads shaved.  Firemen, parents and students participated.  They raised just under $2500 in their school alone!  WTG. Andrew raised $106.65 on his own! This is my second year volunteering as "Head Shaver" at the school and I had the fortune of shaving my own son's head.  Ohhhh...  it took all I had not to blubber and choke up when it was Andrew's turn in my chair.  Proud Mom or what?