The St. Valentine's Day Hair Massacure is getting ever so close to reaching an important milestone.
As of late last week, event organizer Tammy MacDonald said donations had reached $984,000 and many supporters have taken it upon themselves to dig in their pockets to push it over the top.
"That was always my goal. There is a little bit more money that is still outstanding. As long as it comes in before the end of April, we're good to go. Wouldn't that be a kick in the pants if we were 10 grand away?"
She gave thanks to the hundreds of people who participated and continue to make it an important effort. The school that raised the most donations was Neil M. Ross Catholic Elementary, with 112 students bringing in $74,000. The school will be rewarded for its efforts with a private concert by country music artist Doc Walker.
Through all of the years of the Massacure event, more than $4.5 million has been raised.
If you have any outstanding pledges or wish to make a new pledge, please do so at the Make-A-Wish Foundation office at 16007 118 Avenue in Edmonton or call 780-444-9474.
Pub stop for charity
The Edmonton-based organization that supports all of the province's visual artists is hoping to have a full crowd at a pub on Saturday.
The Visual Arts Alberta Association is hosting Going Irish for the Arts, a late St. Patrick's Day party taking place on March 20 at 7 p.m. Ceili's Irish Pub is located at 10338 - 109 St. in Edmonton. Tickets are $10 (one beverage included). There will be a silent auction and live music as well.
St. Albert's championship Irish dancers Keira Burgess and Carly Russell will also be performing.
"It's going to be really fun," said Keira's mom Allison Argy-Burgess, who's of Irish descent. This is the first time the VAAA is hosting this event as a supplemental fundraiser.
Argy-Burgess said that last year's art auction didn't do as well as hoped, likely due to the economy. "We're trying to be proactive and come up with new ideas, things that aren't a huge amount of effort but still fun."
To learn more about the organization, visit visualartsalberta.com or call 780-421-1731.
