A CHALLENGE is being thrown down this year for Tweed Shire business owners and individuals to sign up for a special World’s Greatest Shave for a Cure event at the Courthouse Hotel on Saturday, March 16, from 5.30pm.
There are already almost a dozen local business owners or operators signed up to shave their heads and beards, or colour their hair, in aid of the annual fundraiser for the Leukemia Foundation.
The Weekly caught up with event organiser and local builders Steve Dickinson and his son Dylan, who are shaving their heads and possibly beards for the event and are now calling for even more locals to take the plunge for a good cause.
Mr Dickinson is from Wide Span Sheds and is currently working on one of the largest single industrial sheds ever built in the Tweed Shire at Thornbill Drive in South Murwillumbah.
“As well as shaving our heads, we wanted to throw down the challenge for other businesses to get involved in fundraising and the special event at the Courthouse Hotel,” he said.
“Shane Catania from IGA Murwillumbah will also be shaving and we challenge local business owners and operators to support this great cause and get a staff member to join in by colouring and shaving for charity as well.”
The event will include several raffles with plenty of prizes drawn on the night and tickets available at the Courthouse Hotel, plus free face painting for the kids.
Donations can also be made via the Courthouse Hotel or via Mr Dickson’s official World’s Greatest Shave home page.
“We are legally registered to collect on behalf of the Leukemia Foundation and receipts can be supplied if requested via the foundation,” he said.
Among some of the businesses already signed up include IGA Murwillumbah, BP Murwillumbah, Courthouse Hotel, Murwillumbah Hire, Tweed Valley Fruit, Anderson’s Jewellers, Austral Café, Foundry, Scandinavian Cones and JH Williams.
Bon Bon Hair Salon Murwillumbah will have a professional hair stylist available on the night to help with head shaves and colours.
Please note there’s a minimum of $10 donation to get your hair coloured or shaved.
