After 15 years, more than 600 heads shaved and thousands of coffee cups, Kelowna Secondary School is still going strong for a great cause.
Cancer Week is one of the largest student-run events hosted by the high school, and includes events such as head shaving, an awareness assembly, and the famed Drive-Thru Breakfast.
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The students are led by Fane Triggs, who co-heads the KSS Leadership program with fellow teacher Tony Sodaro.
Triggs has been running the schoolsa国际传媒檚 Cancer Week festivities since 1999 and is still amazed by the popularity and success of the event.
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Over the years, KSS has raised over $360,000 for the BC Cancer Foundation. All funds raised from the weeksa国际传媒檚 festivities will be going to the BC Cancer Foundationsa国际传媒檚 Kelowna Branch. Foundation member, Cynthia Waldek-Peters is pleased with the work the students have done.
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If you can not attend the Drive-Thru Breakfast and would like to make a separate donation, you can drop off a cheque or cash at Kelowna Secondary School on weekdays 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., or contact the BC Cancer Foundation directly at bccancerfoundation.com.
