Becoming Internet Famous For a Good Cause
The senior staff members were the first to go under the clippers. They were sat in their chairs, adorned with the anti-hair poncho, and asked what they were looking to have done today. This was probably the easiest answer, as everyone was getting shaved down right to the scalp.
The first to finish was Michael “Sphincter” Hollands, and he was more then happy to pose for a quick picture. Each staff member moved through the makeshift salon, and after having their picture taken, stepped off to the side to make way for the next victi…I mean volunteer. We thought they had run out of staff members, but everyone noticed that one person was still attached to their pink locks.
Gil “StraT” Amores, President and Head Organizer of Fragapalooza, very nearly escaped his date with a set of hair trimmers. He was hovering in the background on stage, hoping to avoid notice. Luckily Sphincter caught him, and then took the oppotunity to auction off his hair (or at least the removal of it) to the highest bidder, with the full bid going to charity. Someone put forth $160, and StraT went under the razor.
Though he was a feeling a little trepidation about losing his locks, StraT was greeted with a huge amount of cheers once finished. I think he also realized how much colder the air conditioning felt with the aide of hair on his head.
Once StraT was done, it was time to turn everything over to the Fragapalooza participants. NVIDIA was going to donate $1000 per participant, up to $10,000, for having their heads shaved. In the end, 38 people including staff, volunteers, and participants were deprived of their hair. The grand total collected for all this hair removal was a wonderful $18,795.36 CDN. In addition to all the money being donated to reasearch to fight breast cancer, some of the longer haired participants who went under the razor donated their hair to make wigs for those who have undergone cancer treatment and lost their hair. I would say this event was a great success, and has once again proven that gamers care.
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