Renee Book
Two students at Brighton Primary School, James (year 7, 6.3) and Ashton (year 5, 4.5), are on a mission to ‘shave’ the world from blood cancer. Tomorrow at the Year 4-7 Assembly, James and Ashton will have the hair on their head shaved supported all the way by proud family, friends, colleagues and classmates. The Assembly will start at 9.15am, in the hall.
You can support the boys by following the link below.
https://secure.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=114736&langPref=en-CA
Leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma are types of blood cancer. Blood cancer and related disorders can develop in anyone, of any age, at any time.
Every day another 35 Australians are diagnosed with a blood cancer. That’s one Aussie every 41 minutes.
Right now, more than 60,000 Australians are living with blood cancer or related disorders.
Although research is improving survival, blood cancer claims more lives than breast cancer and melanoma and sadly an Australian loses their life to blood cancer every two hours.
In many cases, treatment starts within 24 hours of diagnosis. If the person lives in rural or regional areas, the impact is even greater. They may need to relocate for months or years of treatment – leaving everyone and everything behind.
The Leukaemia Foundation is the only national charity dedicated to helping more Australians with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related disorders survive their blood cancer and live a better quality of life.
By being a caped crusader and raising money through the World’s Greatest Shave, you can make a difference by giving families facing blood cancer the emotional and practical support they need.
You will also fund vital research to help more people survive blood cancers like lymphoma, leukaemia and myeloma, while improving their quality of life.