Hair flying at Farmers St Lukes for celebrity Shave

Hair flying at Farmers St Lukes for celebrity Shave for a Cure event

Hair was flying at Farmers St Lukes today Thursday March 23rd from 12-2pm, when a number of New Zealand celebrities showed off their hairdressing talents for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand’s (LBC’s) iconic Shave for a Cure campaign.

The event, which was hosted by TVNZ’s Breakfast host Hilary Barry, saw Moses MacKay from Sol3 Mio brave a shave alongside 13 other brave ‘shavees’

Celebrity ‘hairdressers’, including Dame Valerie Adams and comedian Paul Ego, showed off their skills with the clippers, with Paul spontaneously jumping in to the barbers seat himself. Courageous shavees included eight-year-old Saul Dellow from Glen Eden who had grown his hair past his bottom and an 8-year-old girl Joyce who is living with leukaemia.

Iconic Auckland graffiti artist Paul Walsh who came forward this week as the mystery man behind the painting of Dog from Footrot Flats at Big King Reserve, completed an artwork of a ‘lion cat’ on the bonnet of the Shave for a Cure car. This will be removed and sold with all proceeds going to LBC.

Farmers, who are long-term supporters of LBC, are holding 18 Community Shave events over Shave week from March 20 – 26. The public can show their support by coming to these events, purchasing a ‘slap band’ with a minimum $5 donation or electing to donate a sum of their choice when paying for their purchase at Farmers.

Michael Power, Farmers’ Chief Financial Officer, says Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand is a charity close to the heart of the company’s 4000 staff.

“Shave for a Cure is a campaign that all our stores get behind each year. We know a number of our staff have been personally affected by these diseases, and alongside organising events and fundraising instore many of them take up the challenge to shave their heads to show solidarity.”

Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand’s CEO Pru Etcheverry, says fundraising from Shave for a Cure is vital as LBC receives no government funding.

“Each year we are so incredibly grateful for the support from Farmers’ customers for Shave for a Cure. The energy, enthusiasm and creativity that the staff put into organising events is extraordinary and donations received from the public help raise valuable funds to invest in research into these diseases.

We’re also very thankful to people like Hilary and the other celebrities giving up their time to help us raise awareness of our work.”

To register for one of the Farmers public shave events go to www.shaveforacure.co.nzor contact the Shave for a Cure team on 0800 15 10 15.

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