It was a hair cut for a great cause.

Jamie Reid-Bernardi is donating her hair and had it cut yesterday (Thursday) in front of her Union Gas co-workers.

She raised over $700 for the North Bay Regional Health Centre Foundation.

Caitlin Daniel also took part.

Hospital Foundation President and CEO Tammy Morrison tells BayToday.ca this helps them buy state-of-the-art medical equipment for cancer care.

“For the first time ever where we’ve had actually had young women donating their hair, through another program, but taken that opportunity to raise some funds for the hospital for cancer care so we can have the best possible cancer care, closer to home,” she says.

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Photo by Chris Dawson: Jamie Reid-Bernardi cuts the hair of other hair donor Caitlin Daniel. The two donated their hair at a ceremony Thursday at Union Gas.