The owners of Boston Pizza Orleans (3884 Innes Rd. Orleans, Ontario) have once again given us the opportunity to co-host a fundraiser at their restaurant. On June 22, 2009 (one year exactly from the first hair donation and fundraiser!) they are having another celebrity server night with CTV news anchor Max Keeping! 10 % of the food sales from 5 to 9 p.m. on that night will be donated to Catherine’s Pretty Ponytails for the Canadian Cancer Society! We are thrilled!

Join us to have a good time and a great meal for a good cause…plus you get a night off from cooking/doing dishes! Micpo the balloon contortionist/magician will be there to entertain the crowd and we have already lined up some spectacular silent auction prizes and are looking for more…

We’re doing it again! On Sunday, May 24th, we are holding another hair donation and raising money to help cancer patients.

Last year, with the generous support of her school and community, Catherine collected 47 hair donations and raised over $5,500! This year, her big sister Kimberly has taken over in hopes of adding to her sister’s tremendous success.

Help Kimberly (and Catherine, too!) to help others by joining us from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday May 24th. If you would like to donate your hair and have at least 20.5 cm of untreated hair, Jody Sara and the team at Regal Hair Design will cut and style your hair for free.

Or, you can make a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society and help make cancer history!

On Monday September 29th, Boston Pizza Orleans at 3884 Innes Rd is donating 10% of all food sales between 5 and 9 p.m. that night to Catherine’s Pretty Ponytails Campaign for the Canadian Cancer Society! There will be Lionel their mascot, a magician, a silent auction and a very special guest from CTV news! We are so pleased and grateful that Boston Pizza Orleans is helping us out with this fundraiser! Come out with your family and friends have a good time, enjoy terrific food in support of a good cause!

Look what one little idea from a young girl (with a lot of generous peoples help) has become! Amazing! Thank you all so much!

We had a great time. Yummy pizza!!! Thank you Boston Pizza Orleans, we are so glad to have “you” as a campaign supporter. We are going to be even more successful with your help!
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Be sure to come out on Monday September 29th from 5 to 9 p.m. 10% of the total sales are going to Catherine’s Pretty Ponytails Campaign to help the Canadian Cancer Society! Great food, great cause, great time!!!

To date (June 11th) we have 12 hair donations. That is wonderful but we are hoping/expecting more will join us. CFRA broadcast an interview with Catherine this morning and Oldies 1310 (they contacted us!!!) will be broadcasting an interview and plugging the event the week before the 22nd.

We have also raised over $300 with on-line donations and cheques. Many have said (by e-mail or in person) they will be there and others that couldn’t make it are donating on line. We are really excited and we hope you will join us and help us in whatever you can!!

It is a such great cause and Catherine is such a sweet little girl! We are so proud of her!

Many surprizes!
First off there will be a special prize for the first 30 people who show up courtesy of Golfland on Innes.
Loeb Cumberland Market donated hot dogs, drinks and cake (and all the food supplies) and Starbucks on Innes is providing coffee.
There will be an excellent DJ (DJ Heather) who has donated her time and we are very grateful for that.

There are some amazing prizes that will be drawn and we will have a 50/50 draw. The tickets for both draws are $2 each or 3 for $5. All the funds raised are going to the Canadian Cancer Society. Some prizes include a gift certificate for $50 from Pizza Hut, $25 gift certificate from Home Depot, $65 gift certificate for Henry’s (electronics) Innes/10th Line, $20 gift certificate from Gabriel’s Pizza, several dinners for 4 from Really Lebanese (The Garlic King), a beautiful heart ornament from Casa Luna on Innes, a gift basket of Mary Kay products courtesy of Tassy Lyras valued at $100!!! and many more.

Catherine and her mom will get their initial cut right before your eyes. Catherine is now nervous and excited. Her best friend Emma got her hair cut for the campaign on monday (as she is not available on the 22nd) and she looks amazing!!! She absolutely loves it!! Jody (from Regal Hair Design) did a terrific job!!! We will ask her mom if we can post her picture.

If your hair is not the required length (minimum of 8″ or 20.5 c.m.) you can still help out by coming out to our event for moral support and or to make a financial donation. If you are busy on the day of the event (June 22nd from 1-3p.m. or if it isn’t in your area you can make a donation on line http://convio.cancer.ca/goto/prettyponytails or e-mail us some encouraging words at ponytailscampaign@rogers.com (Links to both of these are on the side).

We are also looking for prizes to draw on the day of the event if that interests you. Any help in whatever shape or form is very much appreciated. We just want to make a difference and help those who are suffering with cancer and we will do it any way we can. With your help Catherines birthday wish can come true and her campaign can be a big success!