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April 17, 2006
Contact: Gordon Ovenshine: 724-738-4854;
gordon.ovenshine@sru.edu
SRU BIOLOGY PROFESSOR PLEDGES TO SHAVE
HEAD
TO SUPPORT APRIL 22-23 CANCER
FUND-RAISER
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – If donors contribute
at least $750 for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for
Life April 22-23 at Slippery Rock University, SRU biology faculty
Dr. Mark Shotwell says he will shave his head – in
public.
The shearing will take place about 3 p.m. April
22, at SRU’s Old Thompson Field. Shotwell said he is willing
to lose his locks because his grandmother and two close friends
died from cancer. “It’s a great cause, and this is a
simple thing that I can do to support it,” said Shotwell,
associate professor of biology.
Relay for Life is a 24-hour event designed to
increase cancer awareness. It kicks off with a
“Survivor’s Walk” at 4 p.m., with a luminary
ceremony at dusk, and continues through the next day with bands and
various activities.
Teams of walkers collect pledges and take turns
walking the track through the night. Many participants sleep in
shifts in tents at the field.
Shotwell said collection buckets have been placed
at the SGA Bookstore at SRU, or you can call him at 724-738-2476 or
email at mark.shotwell@sru.edu. Checks should be made payable to
the American Cancer Society.
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