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3-Year Anniversary, 2-Year Countdown for The Great Cut
3 Years Since Magic Struck
March 16 is enshrined in our hearts forever, as today with our partners at Children With Hair Loss, we celebrate the 3-year anniversary of The Great Cut.
For the 1-year anniversary we published quotes and memorable moments from attendees and donors who traveled from far and wide, and somehow launched TGC 2024 t-shirts complete with two logo concepts and hair donation growth trackers.
For the 2-year anniversary we received over 100 pictures from the community, tracking their hair donation progress on their TGC 2024 t-shirts.
We also announced our target, our tagline, and our rallying cry for The Great Cut 2024:
For the 3-year anniversary of The Great Cut we dove into our vault of footage, excavating forgotten scenes from 2019, and made a visit to the site of the world record.
As we walked down the pier and through the empty halls it was like we could hear the scissors, and the clippers buzzing, and the live music, and the people talking and laughing. We could almost feel the energy and the love lingering in the building, and that seventh IPA after no meals or sleep, running on pure adrenaline and paralyzing fear.
World Record Holding After 3 Years
According to Guinness World Records, the title stands at 339.14 pounds of hair, achieved 3/16/19 at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier in San Diego, CA, USA.
A challenger has yet to come forward, but we’ll remain vigilant, lest we be caught off guard like in 2019. And whether a contender appears in the next 730 days or the record holds, a challenge is before us.
As destiny would have it, March 16, 2024 falls on a Saturday. Thus obliged by fate, our next world-record charity hair-cutting event for Children With Hair Loss will ensue on the very grounds where the record was dramatically broken—at the 11th hour, by less than half a pound—exactly five years later to the day.
March 16, 2024
Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier
San Diego, CA, USA
Showtime!
Haven’t checked the forecast just yet, but safe to say we’re expecting 72 degrees and sunny.
