When I was first diagnosed with Lymphoma last year, one of my best friends, Laura Dash, not only shaved her head in support of me, but also started some fundraising. Laura raised close to $6000 and gave it to me on the night of the big shave. You could say I became rather 'emotional' when I was presented with a list of names of all the people who had donated.
I decided to donate this money to a cause very close to my heart...'The Leukaemia Foundation' and set up a web page for the 'Worlds Greatest Shave' so that other people could donate.
The Leukaemia Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that raises funds to support patients and families living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders. They also fund research to find better cures and treatments of these diseases.
Thank you to everyone who donated and to the people who gave up their time to hold special events; The Heart Foundation, Jetstar Airways, Karingal Drive Tennis Club, Eltham North Primary School and Good Year Tyres.
A special thanks also goes to a couple of people who raised a lot of money through their workplaces by shaving their heads...my cousin Marty Gibbs who is a teacher at Siena College and my old friend Wardey who is an accountant at KPMG.
Because of everyone's kindness and generosity, I raised $23,193 for The Leukaemia Foundation...pretty good, if I do say so...!
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| Me, Mugs, Big Kev, JP & Dashie (Thanks for shaving your heads boys! & Laura!) |
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| Marty just after getting his head shaved at assembly. |
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| I received this photo on my phone one day without knowing what Wardey was up to. Good on ya Wardey! www.leukaemia.org.au |
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