Look What I Did!
“Since
recovering I have been looking for a way to spread the word that all of
us need to be advocates for our own health and wellness,” shares Liz.
“I thought that getting my hair cut while talking about self-advocating
for health during a student assembly would be a fun and impactful way to
have this empowering conversation.”
Impactful indeed.
Thirty-three students and others signed up to join Liz and have their
locks cut at the same time. That meant finding 34 hair stylists to make
the cuts. The call went out and stylists from eleven area salons came
to school to help.
The scene was organized chaos. Students,
stylists, chairs, TV crews and reporters crowded the stage, as Liz had
her ponytail removed by Connie Colon Parsley '78, Upper School science
teacher. As Jennifer Beissler from FIVETWOSIX Salon finished the cut and
the other stylists got to work, Liz delivered her message, backed by
slides from her cancer experience and accompanied by a song written
especially for her by a friend.
Several local media outlets showed up to cover the event.
Some
of the hair will go to Locks of Love a public non-profit organization
that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the
United States and Canada who suffer from long-term medical hair loss
from any diagnosis. Other participants have designated their hair
donation to Beautiful Lengths, a partnership between Pantene and the
American Cancer Society that has donated thousands of free, real-hair
wigs to adults living with cancer.
We are so grateful to the following for donating their time and skills to make this event such a success:
- FIVETWOSIX
- LaMode
- Cole's - Eagan Station, Marketplace, Apple Valley. Burnsville. and Eagan Cedar Cliff
- Tony's Hair Fashions
- Bleach
- Rocco Altobelli - Rosedale
- The Uptown Hair District
- And to Caribou Coffee on 55 and Dodd Road for donating coffee to start the morning off.
