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VIDEO: High School Students Buzz Hair To Fund Cancer Research

More than 40 Whitefish Bay students raised $16,517 for the MACC Fund by cutting or buzzing their hair Friday afternoon.

More than 40 Whitefish Bay High School students cut or shaved their hair to benefit cancer research Friday afternoon.

And it wasn't just boys shaving their heads. More than 20 girls participated, some of whom went all the way and got their hair buzzed or shaved.

Students spent the last couple months soliciting funds for the event, and they raised a total of $16,517 for the MACC Fund (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer). Most of the longer girls' hair will go to Locks of Love.

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The MACC Fund, founded in 1976, has contributed $41 million to childhood cancer and related blood disorder research. MACC Fund development officer Lora Kaelber thanked the gymnasium full of students for their generosity.

"I can't say thank you enough to and the Whitefish Bay community for supporting the MACC fund and kids with cancer," she said.

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