Bearded bros to shave for charity
TeAwamutu’s bearded brothers, Charlie and Huggie (Ron) Proude, face the razor this Saturday following a promise to shave for charitymadelast year.
The pair have sported beards “forever” - last going “bald” for a cancer fundraiser whenStation 32 was The Ale House.
Charlie says the current growth is three years’ worth - last trimming the beard, but not shaving, for a significant birthday in 2017.
WhenTeAwamutu CommunityHealth Shuttle announced a fundraiser to buy anewvan in August last year Charlie and Huggiemadethe pledge to shave for the cause for donations.
TeAwamutuRSAClub received pledges and are holdingsome of the funds already paid up.
The brothers also raised moneyat the Pirongia Blues Festival but then Covid-19 hit NewZealand and restrictions were put in place.
Charlie says they always intended to honour the pledge once the time was right- and that is this Saturday evening at theRSAClubroomssometime
between 7-9pm.
The brothers ask anyone whomadea pledge to donate, butwhohasn’t paid, to drop themoneyinto the RSA.
They will be shaving to a No.2 and donating the
proceeds to help with the ongoing cost of running the health shuttle, which had such a successful fundraising response they were able to purchase twonewvans over the last year.