World’s Greatest Shave Gold Coast Launch 2010

I was lucky enough to be invited to the World’s Greatest Shave Gold Coast Launch at the Court House Hotel on the cnr of Nerang & Davenport Streets in Southport. As I’m shaving my hair off for the WGS to help raise awareness and funds for the Leukaemia Foundation and the brave people battling leukaemia, lymphomas, myeloma and other blood disorders, it was fun to get into the spirit of things at the launch.

Stu was going to go with me but since he was still feeling woozy from his sunstroke I thought it wouldn’t be too sensible an idea, so Dad came with me to enjoy the fun.

We were given t-shirts to wear so we all were colour coordinated and you knew who was involved. That orange didn’t look too bad on me actually! I couldn’t drink so dad was the token drinker at our table. It was fun catching up with people who were also going to join in the World’s Greatest Shave or have their hair coloured and this was also being covered by Channel 9 news through a live feed.

Joining in the fun was the intrepid Councillor Dawn Crichlow and what a fun dynamo she is too! She is sitting at the back between me and another getting our hair coloured. We had a great chat with her and discovered just how much she actually does for the area, it was great to see a councillor who is so passionate about doing what she can to help people and make the changes that are needed! It was a real treat to meet her and join in the fun with her. She is seated between myself and another lady getting our hair coloured while the guys were getting shaved.

And the finished product….

Dawn Crichlow and I pose for a photo of our newly coloured hair!

We couldn’t stay for the trivia night that followed as I had to be up the following morning early for my trip into Brisbane (see post below) but I loved the atmosphere in the Hotel and after grilling the hairdresser doing the guys’ hair about lengths and explaining to him that I wanted to go the full shave, he suggested that I go there and he’d do it using the clippers using a zero which would make it easier to shave at home.

Due to health reasons and liability they can only clipper the hair, anything further must be done later. Just as long as he remembers he promised to buy me a drink if I go there for the shave, I’ll be happy!!

So, now I will be getting my hair shaved on March 12th after 5pm at the Court House Hotel in Southport, I do hope plenty of locals turn up and make it a great night, it IS for a really worthwhile cause and you can still donate money and sponsor me for the shave by visiting my profile at the World’s Greatest Shave site. It’s a secure website, you can donate using your credit or debit card – Click here to sponsor me! Currently I am at 39% of my goal…please help me reach it! All the money goes immediately to the Leukaemia Foundation and is used to help those going through these wretched diseases.

I kept my fingernails painted from the Free Hugs – World’s Greatest Shave Challenge and I’m glad I did, it ended up matching my hair! See Below!