Craig Foltos on Friday stands by tables of donated goods to be raffled off as part of the 33rd annual Chop Around the Clock fundraising event, which was held at his barber shop in Batavia from 4 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Saturday. For Tim Casey of Geneva, getting a regular haircut isn’t an unusual thing, but the goal of his latest shearing was to help someone else.
The annual, iconic fundraiser has steadily grown over the decades and has raised nearly $400,000 for Ronald McDonald’s Children’s Charities, a feat that even Foltos says has surpassed his expectations. The event again included food giveaways including hot dogs and tacos, music and hundreds of donated items that were raffled off.
“I look forward to seeing Craig do something nice for the community and all the people that get involved every year,” she said. “There’s always good people and good food.” “Last year it was chili and the year before it was pulled pork shoulder so it’s whatever he wants,” Schoeling said Friday afternoon after the event officially started. “I was a culinary student who graduated about 15 years ago and was a personal chef so I just like to use my skill sets to help out. I’ve been coming here the past 12 years or so as a customer. I love coming here ever since I found the place.