Shave raises millions
ON behalf of the Leukaemia Foundation, I would like to say a big thank you to readers for their incredible support of World’s Greatest Shave this year.
The extraordinary people who shaved or coloured and their generous sponsors have now raised an incredible $3.3 million in Queensland alone, helping to fund projects that will make a genuine difference to local families facing blood cancer.
The money will now be used to provide safe and comfortable accommodation in the city for families living in regional Queensland so they can more easily access lifesaving treatment.
It also means we can offer free transport, counselling, information and practical support to the 60,000 Australians living with a blood cancer.
Thanks to those taking part in World’s Greatest Shave, the Leukaemia Foundation will be able to help more Australians with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related disorders survive and live a better quality of life. Bill Petch, CEO, Leukaemia Foundation 1307: Scottish king Robert the Bruce heavily defeats an English cavalry force at the battle of Loudoun Hill in Ayrshire. 1655: Jamaica is taken by the British after being in Spanish hands for 161 years. 1774: Louis XVI ascends to the throne of
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