Now here’s a way to get a haircut
W. Garth Dowling, whose photography and stories have appeared in many area publications (including the upcoming issue of Teton Home and Living) was shorn Thursday as part of “Saint Baldrick’s,” an international fundraiser in solidarity with kids fighting cancer.
St. Baldrick’s is held each year the day after St.Patrick’s Day. To date, more than 106,000 volunteers have shaved their heads at more than 2,400 such events in all 50 states and across 24 countries.
Not one to be shy, Dowling and Dave Macfarlane made quite an entrance into Teton Barber Thursday for their shaving, with Dave playing his bagpipe, and Garth, a proud member of of the Wyoming Highlanders, “full-on kilted of course!”
Some 40 local volunteers went through the buzz, including three women and several kids. The Jackson event has already raised more than three-quarters of its goal of $20,000.
There's still plenty of time to contribute! Click here to pledge to Dowling’s team of Kiwanians, one of six teams in Jackson; the others represent police, sheriff’s art museum, lawyers and the library). You can also find other participants by clicking here.
Pre-cutting, Garth noted, “I'm not sure which will be more strange--being bald or having nothing on my upper lip for the first time since 1987.”
And don’t be surprised if you see Garth around still decked in his Highland gear. With typical good cheer, he said, “I just might wear the Utilikilt until it all grows back to distract folks from my hairlessness!!!!”
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