M.L. brain tumour campaign raises awareness and $4,500
Meadow Lake’s Andrea Cote quite literally shaved some time off her morning hair routine in support of a friend and co-worker who was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Cote lost her locks because she surpassed her ‘Shave My Mane for Your Brain’ goal of $2,500, raising just over $4,500 through a month-long fundraiser and awareness campaign. One hundred per cent of the proceeds are going to the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, she said, an organization which offers support and funds research.
“We definitely exceeded the goal, and got almost double what we thought we would,” Cote said. “The support was awesome. It was beyond our expectations.”
In a previous interview with meadowlakeNOW, Cote, a local pharmacy assistant, said the condition is close to her heart because her son Kevin, who is now 30, was diagnosed with a brain tumour at the age of four. Michelle Jahnke, Cote’s colleague from Madill’s Drugs, also found out earlier this year she has a non-malignant tumour.