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Granite Gives Back Saving By Shaving In the past 11 years more than 10000 people have participated in the Saving by Shaving event by shaving their heads and donating their hair. Over the years the event has raised 55 million for charitable organizations. For each person who shaved their head or donated at least 8 inches of their hair Granite donated 2500 which was matched dollar for dollar by the Hale family for a total of 5000 per head. The money raised goes to pediatric research and treatments forThe Every Child Fundat Boston Childrens Hospital.