Diary of a Shavee - part 2

Hi every one

Thanks so much for your great response to my first post.

As soon as I told my 8 year old son I was going to shave my head for CanTeen  he asked if he could shave his too.  I asked him to very sure as it was a big commitment and gave him a few days to think about it.

Here are some of the words he used when I asked him to tell me why he wants to shave his head for CanTeen;

“To support you in shaving your head and to raise more money for CanTeen.  To support the good work they (CanTeen) are doing”

“I would like to be a part of that as well”

To  call me proud would be an understatement!!!

CanTeen has 6 values they live by, below is one in particular I would love Angels for CanTeen to live by;

We are ONE TEAM by:

• Recognising the power of the group
• Supporting each other and playing a part
• Recognising and celebrating
• Having fun together!

Diary of a Shavee - the beginning

So,  I thought it might be a little interesting to let you in to my head while I partake in this journey I have signed myself up for.

Let’s start at the beginning....

Why am I shaving my head?  

 In 2012 I became involved in The Angel Project-NZ which was started by the lovely Deb Shepherd.  Deb and I grew up in the same area and attended the same schools although a few years apart.  In early 2012 my beautiful friend and Deb’s cousin married the man of her dreams and Deb and I connected over the wedding photos on Facebook.  I noticed that Deb was fundraising tirelessly for a wee boy that needed to be in America to get treatment for a very rare condition.   When I looked further I saw that she had fundraised for many different causes over the years.  I was inspired!  I donated a couple of vouchers for cakes or cupcakes to be auctioned on Trade Me in 2012,  when 2013 rolled around I was trying to think of something more I could do, I wanted to raise more money.

A light bulb went on...... How about I shave my head for CanTeen!  Surely most of my friends and family would support me and sponsor me?  I contacted Deb and we talked through ideas, we invited a few other people in on our discussion and they were all supportive too.  And so Angels for CanTeen was born.

Already I have made great connections with new people, it feels great to be working on this project and I can see my enthusiasm reflected back to me by the people  I talk to about it.

I was growing my hair in 2013 but I am now very proud to say  I will shave my head for CanTeen in September 2013 and I hope you will join our journey.