LAKEPORT, Calif. – True to their word, Clear Lake High School’s shop teacher and two students had their heads shaved on Tuesday as part of a fundraiser for this weekend’s Relay for Life.
Teacher John Moorhead, along with students Tyler Martin and Nate Powers, went under the shaver at the high school Tuesday afternoon.
They had set out to raise about $500, but Moorhead said they raised closer to $1,000 for the annual relay event. It takes place on Saturday and Sunday at Don Owens Field at Clear Lake High School, 350 Lange St. in Lakeport.
The annual event has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the fight against cancer.
“Lake County has raised more money for Relay for Life than Beverly Hills,” said Moorhead.
That’s thanks to enthusiasm on the part of people like Moorhead, Martin and Powers.
Originally, Moorhead had been prepared to shave not just his head but his beard and eyebrows to raise funds.
However, wife Rose Davidson prevailed on him to keep his 25-year-old beard, raising money in a counter fundraiser to spare it. The eyebrows ended up staying, too, he said.
He said the fundraiser “just hit a chord,” since everyone knows someone who has had cancer.
Moorhead said he has a friend in Santa Rosa who is a survivor, and another friend who recently died battling the disease.
“It’s close to home,” he said.
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