By Danielle Kutchel
A Cranbourne-based teacher is shaving off his luscious locks in the name of charity.
Todd Caldwell, youth worker at Cranbourne East Secondary College, decided to do the chop after watching a video online about how important a wig was to a young girl tryng to fit in at school while undergoing treatment for a disease.
And his shave is no small feat: Mr Caldwell has been letting his hair go for a few years now and it currently measures about 42 centimetres long.
“It will be very weird, exciting and scary to shave it all off, for sure!” he said.
It’s not his first rodeo; about seven years ago, Mr Caldwell shaved off his dreadlocks to raise money for cancer research.This time around, he’s raising funds for Variety’s Hair with Heart and will be donating his own shaved strands to be made into a wig for someone who has lost their hair due to a medical condition.
All funds donated will also go towards providing wigs or other equipment to children in need.
No date has been set yet for the big chop due to Covid, but Mr Caldwell said Frankston hairdressing studio Beyond Blonde, which is affiliated with Variety Club, will have control of the clippers.
The hairdresser will also plait the hair and arrange for it to be picked up to begin its journey to its new life as a wig.
“If my hair or some extra dollars can help a young kid feel ‘normal’, feel confident or just have an extra smile then my big bald head is a small price to pay!” Mr Caldwell said.
To donate to Mr Caldwell’s cause, visit https://hairwithheart.variety.org.au/fundraiser/toddcaldwell/hair-with-heart?showtick=true
