80 heads shaved in 80 minutes!

WHAT: Today, a record number of St. Augustine’s College Brookvale schoolboys will shave their heads and raise money to help fellow 13 year old student, Liam Donohoe, beat leukaemia. Sadly, Liam was diagnosed with Pre-B ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia) in December 2016 and since has been receiving intense treatment at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick with his parents Brendan and Nicole at his side.

This extraordinary effort by the St Augustine boys was inspired by 5 core friends of Liam’s who “just wanted to do something for their mate”. The school boys will be joined today by teachers, staff members and local barbers and hairdressers to all come together for Liam. 

So far, close to $35,000 has already been raised, which is well on the way to reaching the goal of $50,000. 

WHERE: Augustine's College Brookvale - Federal Parade, Brookvale NSW 2100

WHEN: TODAY, March 17 at 1pm

WHY: “Every day, 35 Australians will be given the devastating news that they have leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma, and they’ll turn to the Leukaemia Foundation for help,” said Monique Cerreto at the Leukaemia Foundation of Australia. The Leukaemia Foundation receives no ongoing government funding and the World’s Greatest Shave helps fund urgent life-saving research and gives families the emotional and practical support they need, free of charge. “When you’re healthy, it’s hard to understand the value of counselling, transport to and from chemotherapy, or being given a place to stay free of charge during treatment if you come from outside city suburbs. But this support matters when you’re too sick to work, and financial and emotional stress levels are high,” Monique said. 

For more information www.worldsgreatestshave.com  or by calling 1800 500 088.

ABOUT: About the Leukaemia Foundation. The Leukaemia Foundation the only national charity dedicated to improving the lives of patients with all types of blood cancers including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. We want more people to survive a blood cancer diagnosis and go on to live a full life. We are committed to investing in research projects which focus on improving patient outcomes and providing free support programs which aim to reduce the emotional impact of a blood cancer diagnosis. 

For more information please visit http://www.leukaemia.org.au/or visit Facebook, Twitter or Youtube.