Scarlett Kennedy has always received compliments from people for her vibrant red hair.
But on Sunday March 20, the brave teenager decided to cut it all off for a good cause.
The 16-year-old Bacchus Marsh College student participated in the World’s Greatest Shave to help raise funds towards finding a treatment for leukemia.
With no current cure for the debilitating illness, leukemia is a condition that Scarlett, her mother Amber and their entire family knows all too well.
For the past two years Amber’s mother, Scarlett’s nana, has been battling with leukemia.
“The cause itself is quite close to our families heart, Scarlett and my mother are very close,” Amber said.
The event was held at Ms Peacock in Eynesbury, with live music, hair spray stations and temporary tattoos. All proceeds raised on the day went toward Scarlett’s goal of raising $2500.
Amber said she was proud to see her daughter putting so much thought into the initiative.
“When she first started talking about it, I was trying to impress on her how important it is to find purpose in the things you do,” Amber said.
“I personally do volunteer work and there’s so much meaning in it. I think that’s something people have missed in the last couple years.
“We focus on our bank account, our job, our kids, and we miss the point that what you give back is where you’re going to find joy in life.”
Details: www.bit.ly/ScarlettShave
Oliver Lees
