ON Saturday, November 26, after two years of growing his beloved mullet, 10-year-old Byron Humphry will take on the World’s Greatest Shave mission and raise funds to provide vital support and care for those affected by blood cancer.
The event will be hosted by the San Remo Hotel Motel from 2pm until 5pm, where The Lang Brothers will perform live; with raffle prizes to be won and all funds donated to the leukaemia foundation.
Byron’s cherished mullet has him recognised by friends and family as joe dirt and the gangster llama but after two years of maintenance, Byron willingly made the decision to donate his hair to those going through cancer treatment.
“I wanted to donate my hair to make a wig for those who have lost their hair in treatment, but when I found out I could raise funds to help patients and families I decided to take on the World’s Greatest Shave,” said Byron.
With a target of $5000, Byron’s aim is to raise enough money to fund three months of laboratory costs for a research project to discover better treatments for blood cancer, but already raising over $1100 Byron has raised enough to give a regional family a free place to stay close to treatment in the city for a week.
Byron’s mother Tammy Humphry said like so many of us, Byron has had too many friends and family diagnosed with cancer and with Byron’s decision for the mullet to go, they are proud of his courage in supporting the leukaemia foundation.
“By supporting Byron you’ll be funding vital research to help others survive blood cancer, whilst too improving their quality of life,” said Tammy.
“By taking part, you are ensuring blood cancer patients have access to the right information, support and care they need to fight the disease as well as someone to turn to every step of the way.”
Throughout the afternoon, Byron’s father Kirk will take on the mission to shave his head and moustache whilst inviting others to either shave or cut their hair on the day to stand in solidarity with the 110,000 fellow Australians that are currently living with the disease.
Leukaemia Foundation CEO, Mr Chris Tanti said, with the incidence of blood cancer continuing to grow, we cannot afford to sit by and allow this cancer to increasingly wreak havoc on families across Australia.
“Today, 50 Australians will be newly diagnosed with blood cancer such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma, and by 2035, that number is expected to double to 100 people each day,” he said.
“The leukaemia foundation is on a mission to defeat the disease. Together with our brave and big-hearted shavers, we believe it is possible to achieve our goal of zero lives lost to blood cancer by 2035.”
To support Byron, scan the QR code and directly donate.
Visit www.worldsgreatestshave.com/donate and type in Byron Humphry or visit the San Remo Hotel Motel on Saturday, November 26 at 2pm and witness the flying mullet go to a good cause.