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The 2007 Shave-O-Thon Raises 225 000$

A total of 110 people had their heads shaved to raise a total of $225,000 on the 27th of May in Saint-Bruno, Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The event is the main source of funding for the On the Tip of the Toes Foundation.
Each year, the organization gives some thirty teenagers an opportunity to benefit from a wilderness […]

07 June 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § ‡ Comments (0)

Second Cancer TV Spot from Brazil

After the first ad, here’s the second mute advertisement from the Mario Penna Fondation of Brazil. Original stuff.

06 June 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § Video ‡ Comments (0)

Life Without Hair in a Brazilian TV Ad

While looking for interesting cancer campaigns, I stumbled on this advertisement from Brazil. The Mario Penna Foundation made two silent ads. This is the first.

06 June 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § Video ‡ Comments (0)

The Spirit of the Shave-O-THon in a Spanish Ad

This is by far one of the most original cancer ad out there. Congrats to the AFANOC association for producing this.

06 June 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § Video ‡ Comments (0)

Photos of the Shaved For This Year’s Shave-O-Thon

This year was a record year for spectators, for people getting shaved and for money raised. Congratulations to all who enabled us to raise some 225 000 dollars! See our courageous souls before and after getting shaved on our Flickr photo site.

06 June 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § ‡ Comments (0)

A Shave-O-Thon Looks Like This…

In this 10-minute video clip, you really get the feeling of this event. No matter if you don’t understand French, you’ll see that it’s pretty much a big party!
Inside, you get to see Annick Dufresne, the Foundation’s General Director, and RĂ©jean and Dominique CĂ´tĂ©, who take the credit of having started the Shave-O-Thon back in […]

21 May 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § Video ‡ Comments (0)

This Year’s Shave-O-Thon is…

in it’s seventh edition.
110 courageous folks who will have their heads shaved for a good cause.
assisted by 16 hair dressers.
about 110 million hairs lost.
taking place on the 27th of this month, in St-Bruno, Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean.
going to raise $150,000. At least, that’s the objective.
going to take some 30 teenagers with cancer into the wild!

But it’s also…

an organizational […]

14 May 2007 | Katherine Bouchard § ‡ Comments (0)

Meet the Man Who Started the Shave-O-Thon

Dominique and RĂ©jean, in front of their house in Saguenay, who’s daughter went on an expedition with the Foundation On The Tips of the Toes in 2000.
My father, Ole Gjerstad, directed “Larger than Life”, a documentary that followed one of the Foundation’s expeditions in 2000. In it, we meet a few of the teenagers, notably […]

10 May 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § People ‡ Comments (0)

Marjolaine Changes Her Hair Colour to Raise Money for the Shave-O-Thon

Marjolaine’s campaign poster. She has already surpassed her objective of $5000 and… has pink hair.
Marjolaine Doucet from Dolbeau-Mistassini runs a colourful campaign. For every $1000 she raises, she changes her hair colour.
Her campaign is so successful that she even skipped a colour. “I went from 2000 to 3000 overnight!” A blessing since she suffered from […]

26 April 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § People ‡ Comments (0)

What Is A Trip With Us Like?

During the pre-expedition selection process, the Foundation shows the candidate teenagers this video, to give them an idea of what to expect from an On the Tip of the Toes expedition, and help them make their final decision.
The 10-minute clip takes them to Northern Canada for the 2000 Ellesmere Island adventure, and is an […]

17 April 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § Foundation § Video ‡ Comments (0)

This May, The Shave-O-Thon Will Take Place

Marie-Hélène in Ellesmere, northern Canada, in 2000.
On May 27, over one hundred people will get their heads shaved in Saint-Bruno (Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec) for the Foundation. The objective is to raise 150,000 dollars, which represents about half of our operational costs, making the Shave-O-Thon our biggest fundraising event of the year.
The first edition of the Shave-O-Thon […]

16 April 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § ‡ Comments (0)