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On Monday, 428 people at Granite Telecommunications in Quincy, MA shaved their heads in the lobby of their corporate headquarters, raising $2.1 million to support cancer research.
The idea began as a joke when CEO Rob Hale dared one of his employees, who sported a ZZ Top-style beard, to take it off for charity. It turned into something far beyond expectations.
"I told him, we'll give $10,000 if you'll shave it, and he agreed to do it," Hale tells the Good News Blog. "The next day, one of our teammates said his family had been affected by cancer, and he would be willing to shave his head for $1,000."
Hale sent an email around saying that he'd donate money for anyone who agreed to follow suit. When the number of people involved neared 100, Hale said he would double that amount, making it $2,000 a head. When it neared 300, Hale's mother got involved, agreeing to match the initial pitch and bringing the stakes to $3,000 a head. When close to 400 employees were ready to be sheared, Hale set the bounty at $5,000 a head.
In no time at all, the total was at over $2 million.
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The idea began as a joke when CEO Rob Hale dared one of his employees, who sported a ZZ Top-style beard, to take it off for charity. It turned into something far beyond expectations.
"I told him, we'll give $10,000 if you'll shave it, and he agreed to do it," Hale tells the Good News Blog. "The next day, one of our teammates said his family had been affected by cancer, and he would be willing to shave his head for $1,000."
Hale sent an email around saying that he'd donate money for anyone who agreed to follow suit. When the number of people involved neared 100, Hale said he would double that amount, making it $2,000 a head. When it neared 300, Hale's mother got involved, agreeing to match the initial pitch and bringing the stakes to $3,000 a head. When close to 400 employees were ready to be sheared, Hale set the bounty at $5,000 a head.
In no time at all, the total was at over $2 million.
Read the rest: http://shine.yahoo.com/author-blog-...loyees-bald-became-2-1-million-000200541.html
