Kavanagh College pupils Olivia Sutherland (16), left, and
Emily Protheroe (17) with their freshly-shaved heads. and
the beads of the boy they did it for yesterday. Photo by
Linda Robertson.
Two Kavanagh College pupils took more than a year to find
the right cause for which to shave their heads - an
18-month-old boy with a brain tumour and multiple tumours on
his spine.
Olivia Sutherland and Emily Protheroe decided to lose their
locks for Richie Branford, the nephew of their teacher Lynley
Harris, after hearing about his condition two months ago.
He and his family live in Auckland and the girls wanted to
support them through their difficult time.
From donations and a raffle the girls raised about $1000 and
expected to get more over the next couple of weeks.
While Olivia felt "lighter" after the shave, Mrs Harris was
reduced to tears as she was "completely overwhelmed" people
would want to support her family.
She was "grateful there are people in the world like that".
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