This past Sunday, Buzz Off, Cancer, took place at the Scanlon Banquet Hall at Westfield State University. Sponsored by the Class of 2016, a donation at the door entitled you to special performances, pizza, and cake. Tony Isotti, owner of Tony’s Famous Barbershop in Springfield, standing on the left, did the honors of giving haircuts to the students. (Photo by Don Wielgus)
WESTFIELD – One Mission: The Kid’s Cancer Buzz-Off, is a fundraising project that benefits pediatric cancer patients and their families and cancer research. Westfield State students, faculty, and staff have been raising money and pledging to shave their heads. At the conclusion of the fundraiser, both male and female participants shaved their heads in honor of cancer patients who often lose their hair during treatment. Women teammates who decided to buzz off their hair, first cut it off so it could be donated to Locks of Love, a non-profit that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under the age of 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. The event took place in Scanlon Banquet Hall on the campus of Westfield State University Sunday.
