Relay For Life Organizer Gets Purple Mohawk

Council Rock North junior Dan Pomerantz got a new hairstyle last weekend. And he’s hoping it will raise awareness of the effort to help cure cancer.

Pomerantz is organizing the local Relay For Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society to be held June 8 at Council Rock High School North.

This past Sunday, Pomerantz got a purple mohawk, which he promised he’d do if relay participants raised $7,500 by April 30.

During the event, to be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., participants walk laps around a track and celebrate those who have survived their battle with cancer. 

According to organizers, the event commences with a survivor's lap, where anyone who has battled cancer walks around the track.

Relay for Life fundraising has since passed the $7,500 benchmark. As of Wednesday evening, there are 146 participants who have raised more than $11,400 according to the event website (www.relayforlife.org/panewtown).

Pomerantz said he expects about 250 people total to participate.

Pomerantz was motivated to organize the Relay for Life in Newtown after participating in a similar event while living in North Carolina. “I realized that these events were amazing community building opportunities, so I decided to start one here,” he said.  

“We intend to make Relay for Life an annual event at Council Rock,” he said.

To sign up or participate or donate, visit www.relayforlife.org/panewtown.