Sizzling Summer with Streak for Cancer

If you have been following Streak for Cancer on any of our social media venues, you will know it’s been a busy three and a half months.  Looking back, I think it’s fair to say, this might even be an understatement!

At the end of June, we announced our campaign has raised more than $15,000 in hair sales and almost $4,000 in cash donations.  This has been an incredible result for us and we couldn’t be more proud of our community.  If you live in Guelph, you already know we are a small little town, with lots of heart, and the first quarter results reflect this.

That being said, we need to keep being vigilant.  Our campaign has demonstrated over the past few months great success to each of our monthly cancer focuses as we have seen significant support for each of these organizations.  Members from our community have offered to organize special events in honour of these particular month focuses, and the results continue to assist cancers whoso desperately needed funding for cancer research.

I had said in a recent television interview that it’s not necessarily a cure we are looking for, however, if this were to happen, I’m pretty sure we’d take it.  Let’s look for a moment at the cancer for which I have been diagnosed with, Indolent Lymphoma.  When the time comes, and treatment is deemed necessary, I may need Chemotherapy.  The goal will be to wipe out my immune system to fight the blood cells for which the cancer resides.  How great would it be that we focus only on those blood cells reeking havoc rather than compromising my entire system?  We aren’t too far away from this in many cancer treatments and it is private funding such as our campaign that’s making this happen.  Cures would be fantastic, but effective less invasive treatments dealing with the here and now to cancer patients today would be pretty sweet as well.  Any advancement that bring such results would be amazing.  For these reasons, we need to keep our focus strong, our wills determined and our commitment to support cancer research going.

So what kind of exciting things are happening with Streak for Cancer? 

-      On Thursday July 21^st, for one day only, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. we are taking Streak for Cancer down the road to the Juravinski Cancer Clinic (JCC) in Hamilton.  JCC is Streak for Cancer’s campaign focus for the month of July and it seems fitting to bring our campaign into their facility. 

-      A recent partnership with an organization here in Guelph called “10 Carden”, an organization established to bring “Space for Change” for not-for-profit and small businesses that represent the desire to make social change in our community, has been instrumental in linking Streak for Cancer to members of the community.  On Friday August 12^th from 11:30-1:30 we will be collaborating with the Guelph Downtown BIA and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit for a lunch hour Streak Café to bring a much needed focus on sun damage and Melanoma.  In addition, the next day, Saturday August 13^th from 9:30-11:30 we will continue this focus and be “streaking” at 10 Carden for folks out enjoying the local Farmers Market and downtown merchants. Such events assist us in keeping our focus in the forefront of our hometown. We encourage you to come out and support us and get involved.

-      September will boast our Teal colour in support of Ovarian Cancer and although we have experienced some difficulties with this colour (as we have been creating this colour in partnership with Eros Hair Studio), we have been pursuing options to secure a more reliable product.  Everyone LOVES this colour, and we are quite hopeful news to this will be available soon, so please stay tuned!

-      Of course when we speak of September, we must also speak about returning to school!  With this, come new opportunities for schools, colleges and universities to get involved.  This is well in the works on many different levels for our campaign, however if you have an idea for an event in your school, please drop us a line at streakforcancer@gmail.com – we’d love to hear your ideas!

-      Finally, are you a stylist or do you know a stylist who may be interested in volunteering at any of our Streak Café Events?  If so, drop us a line at streakforcancer@gmail.com.   As event requests come in, we are always looking for ways to assist us in making these events happen. 

Our amazing campaign salons continue to be very busy in meeting the demand of their own clients as well as volunteering to support and assist our campaign.  We’ve said it many times before, but can never say it enough – our participating salons are BEYOND amazing – thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!

I believe it’s safe to say, our HOT summer is upon us, but Streak for Cancer’s COOL colours await you!  Thanks to each of our followers and supporters, we continue to be the talk of the town!  Grab a friend and bring them in!  A splash of colour not only looks great on you, it’s helping make a difference in cancer research one strand at a time.

It’s grayt 2 b me!

In Kind Regards,

Tricia Gray, Founder

Streak for Cancer