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Celebrity head shaving

Celebrity Head Shaving

LCdr Rob Waller, Combat Systems Engineering Officer, HMCS Algonquin

 

So there I was, looking at myself in the mirror and thinking that it was about time that I get my hair cut.  In the back of my mind, I was subliminally thinking about a recent pipe about how the United Way campaign was going to start soon.  It was time that the crew got into a giving mood, especially after taking if for the past 10 days of Directed Workups. So then an idea came to me that would solve everything; have a charity event where the HODs would offer up their hair in exchange for donations to the Military Family Resource Centre.

 

After discussing with the HODs, and acting HODs at the time, we had buy-in from 5 people: CSEO, MSEO, LogO, WpnsO and Air O.  The added incentive was that the person from each department who donated the most money got to try their hand at barbering and take sweet revenge on any past transgressions.  As well, we had until the Cox’n returned two days later to keep the creative hairstyles before we were clean shaven.

 

So on a nice sunny evening after a banyan (BBQ), the Air Det stool was set up and clippers were borrowed from one of the resident ship’s barbers, MCpl Barrigan.  There was a lot of creativity put into the hairstyles and a lot of fun watching people squirm while in the hot seat.  In the end, a total of $1600 was raised from the event that can directly benefit the ship’s crew and their families.  The evening briefs over the next two days were quite interesting as people had to avert their eyes in order to take the briefers seriously.

 

Another charity event also took place that night where a single occupancy cabin was offered up to the highest bidder for a period of 3 nights.  AB Seaton donated $260 to the MFRC and received respite from his fifty or so messmates for a short time, as well as a nightly duff (dessert) delivery service from the XO.

 

 

 

PO2 Scottie Crouse giving the Wpns O, Lt(N) Tyson Bergmann, the “wishbone” look; the two strips joined in the back.

 

 

OS Karim Goller-Ahmad was very meticulous in giving his boss, MSEO Lt(N) Colin Dudeck,  a one of a kind look.

 

 

SLt Xun Zhao leaves a little too much on the side, taking away from the rocking mohawk he gives yours truly.

 

 

Kudos to the Log O, LCdr Kellie McNab, for volunteering to shave off her blond locks.  AB Donald Seaton donated the most to win the right to give his boss a mohawk.

 

 

 

Cpl Tanya Carr used the Air O, Capt Mike Kostecki, as her canvass to show her pride for her Sea King, Tail number 13.

 

 

 

AB Don Seaton reaping the added perks of his 3 night stay in Cabin 19.

 

 

ALG’s new and improved upper echelon

 

 
Date modified:
10/4/2011