A few weeks before his milestone birthday Mr Bisset got a donation bucket from the Otago Community Hospice and put a post on social media asking for contributions instead of gifts.
"I thought that if people were going to give presents, I would rather it go somewhere else. They need it more than I do," he said.
He raised $1021 for the Otago Community Hospice, receiving donations from "over 60 people", he said.
Mr Bisset chose the hospice as the recipient because of his personal connection to the organisation.
"My older brother Daniel died seven years ago of cancer at age 32. He had a brain tumour.
"Their staff were such amazing people who genuinely cared and the facilities were great, and knowing they don’t have a lot of government funding made me think it was my turn to do a little bit for them in return."
The shoe factory worker said he thought his brother would have been pleased with his efforts.
"I hope it would have put a smile on his face," he said.
After a family friend posted about the good deed on social media, he had received an "overwhelmingly" positive response, Mr Bisset said.
"It’s gone bigger than I thought it would; I actually didn’t expect anything really.
"I couldn’t have done it without everybody’s generous donations. Hopefully it influences someone else to do it one day."
This is not Mr Bisset's first fundraising effort - he previously took a razor to his hair to raise money for the Cancer Society.
"Two years ago I had a bit of a mullet and shaved it off for charity too."
