He is now at the forefront of a school fundraising effort which has already collected $8000 for Leukemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand’s Shave for a Cure appeal.
This morning he and his peers will play handball for 12 hours to round off their effort in a bid to reach $10,000.
Cameron said he was proud of his school’s community for smashing their initial target of $5000 and getting behind the cause.
"It was real good to see the whole [hall] filled with people, like we had lines outside."
"It’s been hard on everyone involved — family, friends even workmates.
"Everyone gets affected by [it] and it’s just one of those things we can’t do much about, so every little dollar helps towards the research."
He was keen to do all he could to help.
Cameron had been rocking a mullet for the last few years and said the fresh cut felt a bit cold.
Head prefect Kate Coates said the 12 hours of handball would start at 8am sharp today at the school’s indoor training centre.
At least four people would be playing the entire time.
People could play for 10 minutes, an hour or the whole day if they wanted, she said.
