Brayden Ottenbreit鈥檚 Close Cuts for Cancer is held at the end of May every year, with people across the city shaving their heads and raising money for cancer research and initiatives in Saskatchewan and locally in Yorkton. The campaign officially kicked off at Yorkton Hyundai on May 3.
The event kicked off with two donations. One was from a life-long participant, Treyton Roussin, who held a 鈥渢en party鈥� asking for a $10 gift from friends, with half of the proceeds going to Close Cuts. Also donating at the kickoff was Yorkton Fire Protective Services, long-time participants in the campaign, who donated $500. They will be manning the pancake breakfast at the Bernie鈥檚 Journey fundraiser on June 15.
Leone Ottenbreit with Close Cuts for Cancer said that many of the new ideas at this year鈥檚 event come from the community. For example, they will be offering a tailgate bench, on Saturday June 15 at Yorkton Hyundai鈥檚 annual car show. That idea came from a neighbor of the Ottenbreit family, who had made one for himself and decided that it would be a good idea to raffle one off to raise money.
鈥淭hat is going to be a wonderful addition to our local cancer initiatives program,鈥� said Ottenbreit.
Yorkton Hyundai will be the home of the bench for the duration of the raffle, and they will also donate $100 from cars sold during May and June to Close Cuts for Cancer. The dealership also donated the use of a car as the 鈥淐lose Cutsmobile,鈥� which Ottenbreit will be using as a mobile office during the campaign.
This year, funds raised through the local initiatives program will go to the Health Foundation to help fund upgraded digital mammography equipment for the Yorkton Regional Health Centre.
The head shave event will be May 25 at Parkland Mall at 10:00 a.m.
More information can be found online at facebook.com/cuts4cancer or emailing [email protected] or if you spot the Close Cutsmobile around town during the month of May.
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