It is a Done Deal

You held up your end of the deal by donating $1,700 by April 15th. On April 18th, I fulfilled my obligation by shaving my head.

Lisa Bolte has been cutting my hair for nearly 20 years so I thought she should have a little warning before I plopped into the chair and ask for a head shaving. We talked on the phone a few hours before my appointment and I explained the situation. "OH!" was all she could say. The pit in my stomach started to grow.

My good friend Rick Huffman, cohort during our days at KELO-TV, agreed (almost too eagerly) to document the deal with my camcorder. If you want to see the gory details, an edited version is on YouTube. Click on the link below to watch it.

At 4:30pm Friday we met at Signature Salon. 30 minutes later a big pile of black and gray lay on the floor with nothing more than a 5 o'clock shadow on my head. So far the response has been kind, and in one case, favorable. My son, Dimitri, thinks it's funny but good. My daughter, Sofia, is unimpressed and refuses to touch it.

Thanks to the generous donations of so many people the fundraising goal of $1,500 was met and surpassed. Thank you so very much for your willingness to help Doug Lee and his family during his fight against cancer.