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Proud to be part of your community! Thursday, January 28, 2016 | 36 pages
Jr. Frontenacs players take on cancer one inch of hair at a time
By Mandy Marciniak
mmarciniak@theheritageemc.ca
Sports – As hockey players, Grayson Ebrahim, Jacob McLellan, and Lane Morency have learned about dedication, perseverance and hard work, but they’ve also learned these skills through another activity – growing their hair. For almost two years, the three AAA rep hockey players have been growing their hair for cancer and on Jan. 29, they are cutting it all off at the Kingston Frontenacs’ game. “We started growing our hair because it was cool and for playoffs,” explained Jacob McLellan, 11, who plays center for the Jr. Fronts. “After that we just kept going and we decided to try and donate it for people who need it.” The boys didn’t think it would take so long to grow the required eight inches of hair for donation, but they kept going, even when they wanted to quit. “One day, about half way through, I came home and I was struggling to pull out knots and I got really frustrated and decided I didn’t really want to do it anymore,” explained Lane Morency. “ I told my parents and then they told me that my Nana was diagnosed with lung cancer that day. After that I decided to keep going
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for her. I wanted to do something to help.” All of the boys have been touched by cancer in some way; both McLellan’s Grandpa and Poppa are battling the disease and Ebrahim’s aunt is fighting breast cancer. The boys hope that this campaign can help in some way. “It doesn’t take much effort to grow hair and I think this will help a lot of people with their fight against cancer,” said McLellan. “I hope it shows other people that there is something they can do to help too.” Although the boys have had to deal with knots in their hair after practice and a bit of name-calling and teasing, they’ve stuck with it and their teammates have supported them. “The response from the teammates has been good, we’ve been made fun of a bit, but they know what it is for and they are happy for us,” said McLellan. “They think it is kind of cool.” The hair-growing process has been enjoyable for the most part, but all of the boys are looking forward to cutting off their hair and going back to normal shampoo and conditioner use. “I’ll probably use way too much shampoo after the cut,”
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(L to R) Junior Frontenacs players Grayson Ebrahim, 12, Jacob McLellan, 11 and Lane Morency, 11, have been growing their hair for almost two years in support of cancer. They will be cutting their hair on Jan. 29 at the Fronts game. Photo/Mandy Marciniak
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