St. Mark Students Cut Hair To Grow Breast Cancer Awareness

St. Mark School in Stratford hosted their 8th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Cut-A-Thon today. Students and faculty dressed in pink as they rallied together to raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer.

Stratford’s Jade Salon transported their services to the school’s auditorium and donated their time and products as they have for the past six years.

Eleven boys had their heads shaved and four girls cut about a yard of hair collectively and donated it to make wigs for women fighting cancer. Additionally, 45 pink synthetic hair extensions were purchased by students to promote the cause.

A total of $2,460 was collected by St. Mark School and Jade Salon. All proceeds were donated to the Elizabeth Pfriem SWIM Cancer Center at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Bridgeport. Lyn McCarthy, Executive Director of the St. Vincent’s Medical Center Foundation, was onsite to accept the donation check. Ms. McCarthy personally thanked the students for their continued efforts and selfless acts of kindness in supporting breast cancer awareness.

In the past 8 years, St. Mark School along with Jade Salon has donated over $18,000 to the SWIM Cancer Center. Recognized nationally as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, St. Mark School will continue to turn its blue ribbon pink each October in an effort to raise breast cancer awareness.