"Shaving For A Good Cause" by Nur Hazimah
This article is about the on-going annual event ‘Hair for Hope’ organised by the Children’s Cancer Foundation. Hair for Hope is the only head-shaving event in Singapore that serves to raise funds and awareness of childhood cancer, where every shaven head represents an understanding by an individual of the ordeals that a child with cancer is subjected to. It hopes to encourage at least 3,000 participants to join the cause, with a target to raise at least S$1.8 million to aid children with cancer and their families.
A total of 20 satellite shaving events would be organized in the months of June to August 2011. One of the recent ones that I heard was held in Temasek Polytechnic on July 6. I was really surprised that it managed to get a total of 114 participants, which was the most number of hair shavers among all satellite events in Singapore.
I find this event not only beneficial in terms of fund raising, but an eye opener too because people of all genders, including females, went to support by getting their heads shaved. This includes girls of my age group. I really look up to them because girls are usually very conscious about their looks. It was touching to see that there are still people who went to such great lengths to support this event by being in the shoes of a cancer patient. My utmost respect goes out to all who support this event by having their heads shaved, especially the ladies. It really takes a lot of courage for one to do so, including the 14-year-old cancer survivor, Jarenn.
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