Two teenagers have joined thousands of others across the UK to raise vital funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Lindfield resident Harvey Alcock (16) and his girlfriend Molly Hord (15) decided to ‘brave the shave’ just three weeks after being told of his mum’s diagnosis of lymphoma.
Katherine Alcock, who has been actively involved in school PTAs and is also co-chair of Lindfield Village Day, couldn’t believe they were prepared to do it: “I am very proud of both of them. With personal image so important at that age, I do appreciate that it’s a big (and very obvious) show of support.”
Before the shave…
Molly had only been dating Harvey for two months when she suggested the idea. Her hair has been sent off in eight pony tails to the Little Princess Trust, which makes real hair wigs for anyone under the age of 24 who has lost their hair due to illness. “It had always been in the back of my mind to do this,” Molly explained, “but I’ve never had a strong enough reason. Doing it this way supports Katherine but also raises funds for charity too.”
Harvey said: “We have friends who have benefitted from the support of Macmillan over the years, so we are very happy to be able to help fund its work.”
Each of them has a fundraising page and they have already raised over £2,100 between them since the shave took place in July – where trained hairdresser Heidi Keane was on-hand to make sure it was all done right!
“Molly and I are really chuffed with the amount raised so far,” Harvey commented. “Thank you so much to all those who have donated already.”
https://bravetheshave.macmillan.org.uk/shavers/molly-hord
https://bravetheshave.macmillan.org.uk/shavers/harvey-alcock