Ponytail campaign a success

“I still got my ponytail. Praise God,” Steve Barrera said.

For the past few weeks, Barrera was busy trying to raise money for the 10th Annual Dean Quail Against Cancer Benefit and Run. Barrera was faced with the possibility of cutting off his 26-inch ponytail.

Barrera said the whole idea came about when he was chatting with volunteers for Chariots of Light, a Christian motorcycle club. He jokingly said that if they raise $1,000 he would cut his ponytail off.

He forgot about the whole thing until about one week later when he got a call from one of the volunteers saying they already had t...