For fifteen minutes, the young 15-year old student spoke to the crowd. She was elegant in her choice of words and she amazed the people with how knowledgeable she was of the disease that dehibitated her. Literally the young lady had the crowd in the palm of her hand. After she spoke for fifteen minutes, the coordinator of the program spoke and thanked her for her time. 

"We are gathered here today to help raise public awareness of this disease and we are also asking for your support so that we can send this young lady to Houston, Texas for some necessary tests. These tests will help us determine whether or not an experimental drug, which has proved effective on lab animals, could be of assistance to Amber. So ladies and gentlemen, we are here to entertain you and also to ask you to dig down into your wallets and heart and help this young lady. Amber will be available to answer your questions. There is going to be a fashion show put on by some of the local merchants and as a special surprise, we have a number of local celebrities who have volunteered to shave their heads to help with this worthy cause. Ladies and gentlemen, would you please make welcome Erin D., Ken S., Jennie B., Ingrid S., Anne M., Monica S., and Carla C. I am sorry, Anne, we tried to get Gord M. but he would not bite. But just the same, we are glad to have you here."

"I don't know what it is with male personalities but we are lucky to have Ken S. here from ----------TV. Thank you all for coming. Now if anyone of you here in the audience would like to join as these 7 have volunteered to do, please see me downstairs and we will sign you up. I also understand that we have a special barber lined up for Erin D." 

Amber and a number of the audience moved over to a separate area when Amber opened up and told people about her experiences. The fashion show began with a number of local merchants contributing new lines of clothing to the run way. 

Finally at 5:00, Amber came back on the microphone and invited all the volunteers who had offered to clip their hair to come to the main stage. In all 15 people came to the main stage. The 7 local celebrities and 8 others who had signed on to shave their heads. In all there were 10 females and 5 males who were ready for the ultimate cut. On the stage was an old-fashioned barber's chair complete with a barber's pole that was turning. The coordinator of the even came to the microphone and introduced the Mayor who read a proclamation which made it ---------------------- Awareness Week. "Ladies and gentlemen, what this young lady has endured brings tears to my eyes. She is a fighter and I think she deserves our support. So I am asking you to dig deep into your pocket and let's show that the City of ------------ is indeed the City of Heart. As a matter of fact, on behalf of my wife, my son and myself, I would like to present Amber with a cheque for $1500.00. Also my son has asked me to give you this certificate to ------ ------- Superstore to help you with the purchase of a personal computer and all the software you need to track the business aspect of this worthy cause. " He then presented the proclamation to Amber and the coordinator. 

"Mr. Mayor, may we invite you to stay and enjoy the show?" Amber asked. 

"Yes, I would like to. As a matter of fact, I have a special place in my appointment book for one of the celebrities here this evening."

The first of the fifteen volunteers got up on the stage and Amber walked over to the male who was sitting in the chair. Amber draped a cape around his shoulders and she picked up a pair of shears. She raised them to his bangs and with one swoop down, she plowed the clippers down the center of his crown. His brown hair fell to the shoulders and down to the floor. The crowd watched in amazement as the young man just smiled at the crown. It took Amber all of ten minutes to bring the male volunteer to a bald hear. Amber took the cape off the volunteer, shook the hair off the cape and stepped off the platform 

The next person to get into the chair was a young lady who had hair, which fell to the mid-back. She was not going all the way but she agreed to have her hair cut very short to the back and clippered on the crown. A professional barber stepped up to the platform and as he gathered her long brown hair into a ponytail, the young lady put her hands over her mouth as he made the first SNIP. Then the second SNIP and finally a third SNIP. "There it is," he said as he held it in his hand for everyone to see. He gave it to the young lady and she draped it over her lap. The audience all clapped as the young lady smiled. The barber picked up a pair of black OSTER clippers and he took the guard off the teeth. He buzzed her neck with the help of a comb and then a flat comb reduced her crown so that she finished with a nice flat top. When the barber was finished, the young lady got off the chair and she held the ponytail up for everyone to see. The audience all clapped as she got off the stage and walked back behind the temporary wall when Amber was waiting for her. 

Amber came back out onto the stage: "Ladies and gentlemen, as we progress through the evening, you will notice some people walking through the audience asking for your support. Please, we ask you to give generously. Thank you in advance for your kind contributions. Tax receipts will be issued for any who need one."

The next volunteer stepped forward, another lady. Amber welcomed her to the platform and she draped her with a cape. "This young lady has told me she will allow me to do whatever I want. I think it is time we go all the way. Are you ready,--------------? If you are, let me hear it. " The audience went into a frenzie as Amber picked up the clippers and placed them on the hairline of the cute blonde. Amber pushed the clippers all the way back along the top of her head. Blonde hair fell to the floor and down into the lady's lap. Amber made a second pass parallel to the first. The clippers were warm against the lady's head as they took away her beautiful curls. Amber made a third pass and then she pushed her head down as she placed the teeth of the clippers under her nape. She pushed the clippers up as hair fell over her shoulders and down to the floor. Before long, Amber had reduced her hair to stubble. The lady just sat there with opened mouth as Amber took the cape off and she felt her buzzed head. Amber smiled at her and she got off. She walked behind the temporary wall where the professional barber was standing. "I want you to go all the way," she said as she sat down in front of him. Very quickly he lathered her up and he shaved her completely bald. She was done in five minutes. She walked out onto the platform and stood as the audience expressed their admiration. 

The next volunteer up was the young lady's boyfriend. The young lady walked over to him and she caped him. "You are going to look like me before I am done with you," she said as he grabbed the clippers and stood along side Amber who told her what to do. With a steady hand and accuracy that would shame any professional barber, in five minutes, the young lady had sheared her boyfriend to the bone. The young lady took the cape off her boyfriend and she led him to the back where the barber finished him as well. 

Amber came back out. "Well, I think it is time to bring out our first celebrity. What do you say? Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Ingrid S from 104.5 ------------." Out from the back came a red-headed woman who walked confidently to the stage. She addressed the audience and before she got into the chair, she presented Amber with a cheque from the radio station. Amber took the cheque and gave it to the coordinator. "What we would like to do is auction off the opportunity to clipper Ingrid's hair. Do we have an opening bid of $200.00." The bidding went for five minutes before Carla C. said "$2000.00 to clipper Ingrid," Carla stepped forward, took the clippers and raised them to Ingrid's hairline. The teeth plunged in and Carla ran the clippers right down the center of Ingrid's head. 

Ingrid laughed as the sound of the clippers rounded her ears and temples. "You know I am going to get you for this, don't you, Carla?" 

"Of course you are," Carla said as she dropped clump after clump of red hair to the floor. Ingrid just looked out into the audience as her husband stood with a smile on his face. Finally after ten minutes, Carla stepped back and she removed the last few strands of red hair from around her ears and sides. Carla took the cape off and dusted Ingrid's neck. Ingrid got off the chair and she looked at herself in the mirror. "Wow, that looks good. Nice job, Carla!" she said as she stepped off the platform. 

The clipping went on for another hour before it was down to the last two volunteers. Carla C. and Erin D. were waiting in the wings. Amber had been circulating through the audience speaking to people and collecting contributions. Some of the volunteers were also circulating amongst the people. The stage was being swept off by one of the stagehands. The coordinator of the event stepped forward. 

"Ladies and gentlemen, our show is almost over for this evening but Amber will be back tomorrow to speak with you again and she will also be on 104.5------------- tomorrow to speak to people about the events for the rest of the week. There will also be a special dinner on Friday evening at the Royal York Hotel with some of the doctors who have agreed to fly in and speak to you about some of the progress they have made with this disease. Tickets can be purchased here. Dinner will be served and you will be entertained by --------------." 

Amber came back on to the platform, a very humble young lady. She thanked the audience for coming and supporting her. "Your generous donations this evening have amounted to $15,000. Thank you very much. This is going to go a long way to help with the tests that have to be done and my hope is that the rest of the week will be just as exciting. We have two more volunteers to do before we close for the evening. I understand that Ingrid S. who was previously clipperd by Carla C. has offered to make a personal donation of $3000.00 for the opportunity to clipper Carla and I understand that it is Ingrid's desire to take Carla all the way to a cue ball. So Carla, if you are ready?"

Carla C. walked out from behind the temporary wall. She walked over to the chair and sat down. Ingrid came out and walked over to Carla. Ingrid grabbed the plastic cape and she draped it over Carla's shoulders. Carla took a quick breath as Ingrid raised the chair a couple of Inches so that Carla's dirty blonde hair was perpendicular to Ingrid's hand. Ingrid picked up a pair of scissors and she started to cut off Carla's blonde hair. Small snippets of hair fell to the floor.

Ingrid continued snipping away at Carla's blonde hair. The audience was watching with eager anticipation for the moment when Ingrid would pick up the clippers, turn them on and run them over Carla's head. But Ingrid had everyone in the palm of her hand as she snipped away and blonde hair fell over Carla's shoulders. Ingrid finally reached over Carla's face and pulled up a long curl that formed Carla's bangs and she held it high over her face. Ingrid snipped it right off at the hairline. Ingrid had successfully rendered Carla to a short shag haircut. 

Carla sat in amazement as Ingrid showed her the cut. "I thought you were going to balderize me," Carla said. "Where did you learn to cut hair like that?"

"Oh, do you like it? I went to cosmetology school before I got into radio." Ingrid now undid the cape and grabbed both of the ends. She took the cape off and flicked it to the floor. Carla thought she was home free but Ingrid placed her hand on Carla's shoulder. "You're not going anywhere just yet," she said. "Get back in the chair. I paid $3000.00 to clip you to the bone and I am going to enjoy every moment of this."

Carla got comfortable as Ingrid caped her again and spread the cape over her lap. She picked up a huge comb and placed it under all the hair on her crown. Ingrid picked up the clippers and she ran the clippers over the top of the comb. Ingrid proceeded to give Carla a flattop haircut. Finally after the back was clipped and the sides sheared, Ingrid took the biggest pair of clippers and she placed the teeth at Carla's hairline. The teeth attacked Carla's blonde hair and Ingrid ran the clippers right down the center of her head. Carla's hand went right up to her mouth as she screamed in glee. The clippers were warm in Ingrid's hand and she plowed away at all that blonde hair. It did not take long before Ingrid was working the sides and the nape. Within ten minutes, Carla was down to serious stubble. 

Ingrid took the cape off a second time and then she placed a towel over her shoulder. Ingrid got a hot towel and spread it over Carla's head. After two and a half minutes, she took it off and lathered Carla's head. Ingrid picked up a straight razor and she strapped it against a leather belt. 

First to be reduced was the nape and neck and then around the ears. Ingrid would scrap away the lather, wipe it off on the towel, pinch the ears down and shave around the ear. Carla was already commenting about how she could feel a nice breeze over her head. "It feels so cool," Carla said.

"It will feel even cooler when I am done," Ingrid said.

"I can't wait," Carla said.

Finally Ingrid raised Carla's head so that Carla was looking straight ahead. Ingrid placed the razor on her hairline and she pulled it straight back. One landing strip. A second strip right beside the first and finally a third strip. "You are almost finished, Carla."

Ingrid did some small touch-up along the sides and the crown and finally she removed the towel, wiped Carla's head off and stood back to examine her handiwork. Ingrid gave Carla a mirror so that she could get a better look. Carla's hand rose up and she rubbed her bald head. "Wow, this feels really sexy. I like it," she exclaimed. Ingrid sat her back down and rubbed her head with a fragrant oil and then Carla got off the chair. Carla walked over and gave Ingrid a huge hug and both ladies rubbed their bald heads. Together they walked into the audience and after working the audience, letting some of the crowd rub their heads, they came back up onto the stage and placed close to $1500.00 into the bowl that sat beside the barber's pole.

Amber came back on stage and she smiled at Ingrid. "That is real style. Three haircuts for the price of one: a cute shag, a flattop and now balderized. Very good!" 

The stagehand came back out onto the stage and he swept the platform one more time. Amber was taking to the audience and telling them about some of the tests she would have to undergo. Finally after the stagehand had cleaned the platform, Amber spoke: "We have one more volunteer waiting in the wings and I understand we have a special barber for this cut. Please welcome Erin D. from ---------- radio. And welcome back your Mayor, the honorable Mr. ------ -------------. Welcome back Mr. Mayor."

Erin had taken the chair and she looked at the mayor as he stood next to her. "I have always wanted to get you back for the last interview you did with me. Now I have a chance. $1500.00 to clipper you is going to be a worthwhile investment."

Erin had a big smile across her face as the mayor picked up the huge OSTER clippers. He hit the switch and the clippers came to life. Amber stood beside the Mayor and she showed him where to put the clippers. He touched the hairline of Erin's forehead. Blonde hair started to fall over her face and down to her lap. The Mayor was in awe as he watched all that hair fall. His hand firm on the clippers, he made a full pass right down Erin's crown. Erin was laughing as the Mayor and her joked about how she was going to look after the Mayor was done. Erin could not help but look at the pile of hair that was building up in her lap.

"Nobody will see the end results, Mr. Mayor. Don't forget I am on radio not like four of the volunteers who are more in the public eye then I am. I guess wigs will be in order for Ken, Carla, Anne and Jennie; at least for the three girls." 

The Mayor clipped all the crown and then he stepped back and gave the clippers to the professional barber who came back on stage and placed his huge hand on Erin's shoulder as he lowered her head. He placed the clippers at her nape and he plowed the clippers straight up to the back of the crown. In less then five minutes, the barber had finished Erin and he finished around the ears and then he got rid of the stubble. Finally he removed the cape and Erin stood up to the applause of the audience.

Amber came back on stage with the 15 volunteers, to the applause of the audience. "Thanks to everyone for coming. I can tell you that this event has raised approximately $25,000 thanks to your generosity. I am looking forward to seeing you tomorrow and welcoming your phone calls on ----------- ---- tomorrow morning. Thanks again for coming and for your support. To all the volunteers and celebrities, thank you for sacrificing your time and your hair for this worthy cause. Don't they all look spectacular? Give it up for these fine people. Thanks again to your wonderful Mayor for coming out and lending his support and to the people and local merchants of the ------------- Centre, thanks for your generous donations."