Bald heads are everywhere at Langford Rona.

Last Friday, 20 employees shaved their heads in support of their colleague Peter Tennant who is battling leukemia and needs a stem cell transplant from his sister, who lives in South Africa.

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This week the Langford store has a silent auction of art donated by creative employees, and donation buckets at tills are still available to chip in.

Tennant, who began sick leave at the end of September, had his head shaved along with his co-workers. Some men also had their beard shaved.

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TennantB次元官网网址檚 sister will fly into Vancouver and the two will undergo the procedure for the transplant later this month. Tennant could be off work for up to a year afterward.

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