Bellarine Community Health (BCH) staff members, Alex Mrak and Kath Mangan, have taken the plunge and cut their locks for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave.
The pair, spurred on by their colleagues and other community members, had their heads shaved at an event outside the BCH Point Lonsdale building this week.
“We’re so thrilled to have done this and to be able to support the Leukaemia Foundation and raise funds for research into blood cancer,” Alex said.
Both ladies say they were very nervous leading up to getting shaved but were buoyed on by the support of their colleagues and are very happy with the outcome.
“We had our CEO Garry Ellis and Chief Financial Officer Kathy Russell in charge of the shavers so that did make us a little more nervous, but we’re really happy we’ve gone through with it and are so proud to have been able to support this cause,” Kath said.
The BCH staffers, along with support from Alex’s son Kristjan who also took part in the shave, have exceeded their fund-raising goals, having raised more than $5000.
“Both Kath and I have been so grateful for all the donations from the community, and we’ve really appreciated all the support from Bellarine Community Health,” Alex said.
“We believe that individuals with a common goal working together can make a change, be that big or small.”
