A YOUNG Seaford North Primary School student has made the brave decision to cut off his long locks to raise money for the Cancer Council.
Bailey Thompson, 10 years old, had seen family members fall ill and decided he would do something to help out.
His mother said that once Bailey had decided to chop off his hair, there was no changing his mind.
“Bailey said he wanted to help, and we explained to him there’s not a lot you can do. So he grew his hair for 12 months and we decided to raise money for the Cancer Council through a head shave at school,” Bailey’s mother Leonie Lidgerwood said.
“He also has a little sister with extremely long hair, and she’ll have her hair cut off to make a wig just after Christmas too.
“It’s been two weeks and he’s got a little cult following at school now. He’s so proud of himself. We told him it would mean he’d have very little hair but he didn’t care. We asked him how he’d feel if the kids teased him and he said he didn’t care because he was raising money for cancer.”
Bailey’s brave effort saw him raise $1,800 for the Cancer Council.
Bailey’s sister Olivia also dyed her hair, and the school had a crazy hair day. All the money raised from them went to the Leukaemia Foundation.
Ms Lidgerwood said she was “very proud” of her son.
“I don’t think I could do it. The school was so supportive and the support everywhere has been great,” she said.
“Not many 10 year olds would do something like this, we know we’ve got a good kid here.”
