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Guinness officially recognizes Calgary head shave record

Its official. Guinness World Records has recognized a March fundraiser involving 329 Calgary firefighters simultaneously shaving their heads as the largest ever.

Event raised $140,000 for fight against cancer

329 firefighters lost their locks, among others, to raise $124,000 for cancer research at an event in Calgary. (CBC)

It's official.

Guinness World Records has justrecognized a March fundraiser involving 329 Calgary firefighters simultaneously shaving their heads as the largest ever.

Including the CBC's ownAngela Knight andmembers of the CBC Do Crew the group shed their locks at the Calgary Fire Department's southeast training academy.

Hundreds raised $124,000, three times what they set out to raise for cancer research. (Stephen Kievit/CBC)

The group more than tripled its initial goal of raising$40,000, finishing with a total of $140,000 for theCanadian Cancer Society.

The previous world record was 267 heads shaved simultaneously, set at another cancer fundraiser in Ontario last May.