Thursday, March 14, 2013

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.


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