Shave for the Brave News

Glenmore Christian Academy Shaves for the second time

Posted on Mar 28, 2011

Glenmore Christian Academy in Calgary, Alberta held their 2nd Annual Shave for the Brave on March 4, 2011 and raised over $30,000 ($32,000 so far) and Shaved 52 heads!

Two exceptional students, Bryce Jerrom and Ryan Pietersma, were placed third and fourth on the Shave for the Brave leaderboard on the day of their Shave.

Bryce's dad, Curtis, had this to say about his son, "I might be a little biased but I see how he interacts with people and it is quite amazing how compassionate he really is...He has been a real blessing to us and his three younger sisters. I could definitely go on about him, as could his teachers and others that have been around him."

Curtis says Bryce's generosity knows no bounds, a remarkable quality that has been with the third-grader since he was a toddler. He would give away his brand-new Hot Wheels cars to kids at the park when they didn't have any, even when he knew his parents weren't going to buy him new ones.

Ryan's mom, Patti, was another proud parent that day.

She said, "It went great! REALLY noisy; my ears were ringing when I left! There was lots of cheering going on; I can't believe how many kids got their heads shaved today! So awesome!"

Thank you to Ryan and Bryce and their families, and to all the other students who participated in the Shave for the Brave and their supporters. We hope to see you all again next year!

Bryce getting Shaved

Ryan and Shreddie, his cancer-survivor dog who had his leg amputated from bone cancer. Shreddie's experience was one of the reasons why Ryan wanted to Shave.

Mikey and Ryan after he lost his hair

Dave Rodney, the MLA for Calgary Southwest, and Mikey look stoked to be there!

Happy to have their warm toques!

That's one long braid

  

Parker Brown, James Hartmann, and Bryce Jerrom show off their new haircuts