It will be a cooler summer for local teacher Carmen Spry who shaved her head last Thursday to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation.
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Mrs Spry said she was inspired to shave her head by two students, the Garland girls: Scarlett shaved her hair earlier this year and Ava is still undergoing treatment for Leukaemia.
“It’s one of the things I never would have done except for this,” Mrs Spry said.
“I hope it inspires other people to do other good things.”
The initial goal was $2000, but the event raised more than $8000 for the Leukaemia Foundation with the help of several fundraisers and a raffle. Donations to support Mrs Spry will close in a month.
For more information on the World’s Greatest Shave or to support Mrs Spry, go to worldsgreatestshave.com
Mrs Spry said she would like to thank the school and wider community for their support in helping her raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation.
The World’s Greatest Shave was started in 1998 by the Leukaemia Foundation to provide support for families and individuals facing blood cancer.
According to the Leukaemia Foundation, third most common cause of cancer death in Australia, with 35 people being diagnosed every day.
The Leukaemia Foundation uses the money raised to give families facing blood cancer emotional and practical support. The money raised also goes toward funding research that will help more people survive blood cancers like lymphoma, leukaemia and myeloma.
