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27 APR 2021  |  ISSUE 346
 
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Dear Members and Friends

When cancer occurs, it changes lives and takes others. It has many forms and happens to more people than we might think. It is always a struggle for adults. Think what it is like for children who are just starting out in life. Think what it does to their parents and their finances.

Now in its 18th year, Hair for Hope is the flagship fundraiser of the Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF) – the only head-shaving campaign in Singapore that serves to raise funds and the awareness of childhood cancers. This year’s campaign runs from 2 May to 30 June 2021 and aims to attract 1,500 shavees and raise $1.5 million in donations.

Why Hair for Hope?
When children with cancer lose their hair due to chemotherapy, some get laughed at while others receive unkind remarks simply because they look different. This affects their self-esteem at a time when they are already battling a very nasty disease and they can become reclusive for fear of rejection. They need support not rejection. They need understanding not discrimination.

This is why every shaven head at Hair for Hope represents the attempt by another human being to understand the ordeals that a child with cancer goes through and is subjected to. Every shaven head serves to tell them it is OK to be bald. To join as a shavee, visit www.hairforhope.org.sg when the website goes live on 2 May! I can’t expect you to shave your head for a good cause if I don’t. I will. Will you?

Donations raised via Hair for Hope contribute to more than 40% of what CCF needs annually to sustain its free programmes and services for children and families affected by cancer. In 2020, CCF’s resources were very significantly hit when Hair for Hope had to be cancelled because of the pandemic.

CCF is looking for like-minded organisations to support this worthy cause either with cash sponsorship or by fronting your CSR efforts by joining Hair for Hope as a satellite partner. Write to [email protected] for information.

Have a productively paranoid week ahead!

Yours faithfully
Victor Mills
Chief Executive
 
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