For Immediate Release
May 14, 2003
Nurse and Alberta unionists shave heads
to raise $10,000 for Kids With Cancer
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
“Bald” UNA Vice-President Jane Sustrik and AFL President Les Steel
present cheque in ceremony at Stollery Children’s Hospital
10:30 am
Thursday, May 15, 2003
4E Pedway, Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta Hospital
When United Nurses of Alberta Vice-President Jane Sustrik promised to shave her head if friends and colleagues would pledge $5,000 for Kids With Cancer, she had no idea what she was starting. She announced she would go under the blade at the Alberta Federation of Labour Convention in Calgary. Thousands of dollars in pledges had been collected from UNA nurses prior to Convention, but at Convention, AFL President Les Steel said he’d shave it all off too if $5000 could be raised. Four other union activists jumped in as well, and in the end $14,000 was collected and seven people were without hair.
“It was mass hairsteria,” said Jane Sustrik. “I had no idea so many people wanted to feel the spring breezes on their scalp. But the main thing is the generosity of all these union members. They really are contributing to helping out some very deserving kids.”
$10,000 of the pledged money goes to Kids With Cancer which runs comprehensive, family-centred support programs that play a big part in children’s recovery.
The UFCW members donated $4,000 to their Local’s charity, leukemia research.
“Baldies” Jane Sutrik and Les Steel will be presenting a special “large cheque” to Kids with Cancer Executive Director Beverly Sawchuk in the brief ceremony at the Hospital.
For more information:
Keith Wiley
Communications Officer 425-1025.
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