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Originally Posted by Beercan collector
I used to be a hippie but when I got into medical equipment I cleaned myself up and I stayed that way as I got older.... There are some crazy looking people out there that are good at their jobs of course I wouldn’t wanna walk into a lawyers office and see Duck Dynasty
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I kept my full mane of hair throughout my many years in the investment industry upon the premise that if you've got it, flaunt it!
Then in 2018 I was invited/challenged to participate in the Colour to Conquer Cancer fund raising campaign by Terry, a one-time co-worker and decades long friend. Trying my hand at fundraising sounded interesting, so I joined her Rainbow Unicorn team which until then consisted of only her children, grandchildren and nephews/nieces. Since there was nobody left on the planet who could tell me what I couldn't do, I got my silver grey hair stripped down to white and had it dyed neon blue (I thought that was my colour):
The MAN followed my lead:
The MAN and I just left our hair that way until it grew out and faded.
Terry was by far the leading fund raiser in Canada for the next three years. I was the sixth, sixth and seventh leading fund raiser in Canada for the next three years. (Terry and I had many of the same contacts but she got first dibs.) Our Rainbow Unicorn team ended up absolutely destroying every other team participating including the Princess Margaret Hospital's own team of several dozen strong!
I learned though that fund raising is far from easy. Both donor and fundraiser fatigue set in after a year or two ("What, again?") and only Terry and I remained among the top fund raisers all three years.
