While Beneshi Bloom is well-known for his long locks of hair on the Kemptville hockey rink, he’s decided to trade his most distinct feature for two good causes.
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The nine-year-old boy cut his hair on Saturday for it to be donated and someday made into a wig for a cancer patient going through chemotherapy. He’s also hoping those in support of his cause will help him raise funds to help buy a new CT scanner for the Kemptville District Hospital.
His hockey teammates on the Kemptville 73’s all came to watch him get his new cut after winning their game – part of a tradition on the team.
“Woke up this morning thinking about my game and thinking about how I was going to look after cutting my hair,” he said.
For Beneshi, hair means …