McHenry County Blog

Jo Anne Ollerenshaw before losing her tresses.

Stepping to the front to have her tresses cut on Wednesday was former Crystal Lake Kiwanis Club President Jo Anne Ollerenshaw.

Jo Anne Ollerenshaw after her locks were cut.

The cutting of her long hair was done to promote the upcoming St. Baldrick’s Pediatric Cancer Research Fund Raiser, which the local Kiwanis Club has sponsored for the last three years.

Besides this main event, which this year will be held at McHenry County College’s conference center, Crystal Lake South High School’s Key Club sponsors a similar fund raiser where students and faculty have their heads shaved to benefit the charity.

The Ollerenshaw event was held in conjunction with one of the service club’s two monthly meetings, this time at McHenry County College,.  Ollerenshaw he teaches there.

Plastic was placed under the area where Crystal Lake Clip Joynt Salon’s Allison Vi set up her equipment.

Ollerenshaw discussed the relatives and friends who had fought various forms of cancer, some winning and some losing that battle.

Jo Anne Ollerenshaw and beautician Allison DeCicco of Crystal Lake’s Clip Joynt Solon pose next to a St. Baldrick’s banner after the hair cut.

Details of the March 2013 St. Patick’s Day Friday event at MCC are below:

Folks will have their heads shaved into raise funds to finance pediatric cancer at MCC from 3-6 on Friday, March 15.

St. Baldrick’s Day, plus 9

Crystal Lake Kiwanis' Mike Splitt 8 days after the successful St. Baldrick's pediatric cancer fund raiser he organizaed at the Savation Army. The goal was $5,000 and almost $23,000 was raised.

Last Saturday before last, I ran into fellow Crystal Lake Kiwanis Club member Mike Splitt at the Crystal Lake Business Expo.

He was one of the brave ones who had his head shaved March 19th as my family was heading toward the Wisconsin Dells for a pre-Spring Break weekend.

Look at how far event organizer Splitt’s facial hair had grown back from the St. Baldrick’s Day shaving on behalf of St. Baldrick’s pediatric fund raiser held at the Crystal Lake Salvation Army.

Almost $23,000 was raised in the spectacularly successful fund raiser for children’s cancer research at the Crystal Lake event.

Past President Joe Johnston raised the most—$1,832—and Little Miss Peanut Emcee Blake Hobson garnered $1,310.