Matthew Winch

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Help me get rid of all this hair and make a REALLY big mistake

Ladies and gentlemen, as you all know I have a lot of hair. Way too much hair I think you can all agree. So why not help me make a huge mistake and help me shave it all to support a good cause.

Now as much as this is so I can get a free haircut, this is also so I can support my dear old mum who's going through all the fun* stuff that chemotherapy entails (*not actually very much fun). 

So whether you support to help out my mum, or just because you're really curious what I'd look like without over 2 years' worth of hair, it'd mean a lot.

Now what are you waiting for? This head ain't going to shave itself. So help me say goodbye to all this hair and help out with cancer research at the same time. It's the best win-win you could ever ask for!

My Impact

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$4,390 raised so far helps LBCNZ teams around the country support patients in the community for 105 hours.

My Updates

Huge thank you & updated goals!

Monday 20th Oct

I just want to say a HUGE thank you for everybody’s support so far. Somehow beyond my wildest expectations, we almost reached the original goal to shave my head in just one day!

So, it’s looking pretty likely that I’m going to say goodbye to my hair soon. But like any respectable gentleman, if I’m going down, I’m going to see how many I can shave with me. Which is why I am here to present to you all some more goals beyond the original $500 that some very generous people have decided to volunteer for:


The Beard Trio

Starting off strong, if the donation goal hits $650, Ettienne, Santiago & Harshvir have each pledged to say goodbye to their beards and hello to their new clean shaven face.


The Bald Duo

Moving on to the bigger goals with bigger rewards, Shingie and Liam have both put their hair in the ring, promising to join me in the (temporary) bald lifestyle if the donation goal hits $1000.

 

The Big Shave

Now we have a very big one for you all, as if the goal reaches $1250, Deren has promised to go even further than I have by not only committing his beard to the razor, but also his hair. That’s right, it’s a crazy 2-in-1 combo for you all with this goal!

 

The Final Beard

Finally if, somehow, beyond all expectations the donation goal reaches $1500, Stephen is willing (or at least committed) to part with his beautiful beard and join the Beard Trio with a clean shave.

 

The 'Stache of Legends

If we reach a total of $1750, I will commit to joining the office's Movember and rock that bald 'stache style.


The Solo Shaver

Boldly walking right up to the shaving block, we have Tahir putting his hair on the line for a good cause. For a donation goal of $2250, Tahir will be getting a one-way ticket to shave town as he joins in on the office’s newest and most trendy hairstyle.


The Short Snip

For out next milestone, at $2500 we have Jess putting more hair on the line than most by pledging to snip back down to short hair. That’s right you heard that correctly, years’ worth of hair will be on the line with this goal!!


The Movember Menagerie

It looks like I’m not the only clean shave that’ll be committing to Movember, because Stephen Usher, Ettienne and Deren have each pledged to commit to the office’s Movember fundraiser if the donation hits the goal of $3500! The ‘stache cannot be stopped!!


The Reverse Movember

Not content to let level 1 have all the glory, Heinrich has stepped up to the shave podium and committed his moustache to the shaver if we hit the $3750 milestone! With this one it looks like the ‘stache can indeed be stopped.


The Final Milestone

Speaking of bravery, we have a big one for you all today. Our very own Andrew Clark has stepped forward and offered his lovely beard to the shaving block. You heard that correctly, years’ worth of beard growth is suddenly on the line if we reach the $4000 milestone! I don’t think anybody has ever seen Andrew without his beard (not even Andrew himself), so that’s how you know a lot is on the line for him here.

 

But that’s not all! What kind of “final milestone” would this be if it only included one shaver. So joining Andrew in this milestone, we have Heelim! Clearly not content with Jess being the only girl to get all the glory, Heelim is also willing to say goodbye to years’ worth of hair growth by snipping all the way back to short hair! This is one haircut that can’t be easily undone, that’s for sure.



And that's all the goals so far. Once again, a huge thank you to both everyone who has supported this goal, and also to all those above who have bravely put their hair on the line in to support life-saving research into leukaemia & blood cancer! Now I know there is still one big question remaining that I’m sure you’re all asking: when is this actually going to take place? Well I'm Glad you asked. 

On Friday, 31 October this fundraiser will end, and a big shave event will be hosted in the level 1 office where you can watch as both I and (potentially) the rest of who have pledged lose their hair right before your eyes! More details will be given closer to that date, but get excited, especially if you want to see someone specific lose their hair!

But of course, nobody is losing anything without donations. So, if you want to support leukaemia & blood cancer research, or just really want to watch someone specific lose their hair, then please donate on the sidebar to the right of your screen. But either way, thank you so much for your support, it's been really moving!

My Donors

$520

Stephen Lucy

$26.38

Anonymous

Will pray for your mum and your family, Matthew.

$29.54

Anonymous

$29.54

Anonymous

All the best

$31.65

Jonathan Roylance

Outstanding effort Matthew and all the shavers. Well done and good luck

$68.58

Anonymous

well done

$21.10

Anonymous

$42.20

Anonymous

Ka pai Matthew - awesome work! Wishing you, your mum and your whole whānau the best.

$29.54

Anonymous

$21.10

Anonymous

$21.10

Mb

Yeehaw 🤠

$211

Anonymous

$21.10

Mat B

More milestones, more impact!

$29.54

Dishani Malliyawadu

Good job Matthew. Keep it up.

$29.54

Jude Alliston

$58.02

Anonymous

$29.54

Jw

Incredible effort - well done

$52.75

Anonymous

wishing all the all the very best with your fundraising and sending through strength to you and your mum :)

$21.10

Christina Wen

$58.02

Harshvir Singh

$29.54

Dhi L

$20.04

Coco

I just want to say — what you're doing is truly incredible. The strength, love, and care you're showing during such a difficult time is inspiring.

$58.02

Susan Sefuiva

This is awesome Matt, thank you.

$29.54

Helen T

My thoughts are with you, your mum and family. Amazing fundraising effort for this important cause

$58.02

Rb

Great stuff!

$105.50

Natasha Gillanders

Sending you and your family lots of love during this time ❤

$28

Anonymous

Best wishes to you and your Mum

$21.10

Robert Cox

$52.75

Chong Lim

$31.65

Caitlin Cherry

$30.10

Aria Counsell

Sending love and strength to you and your mum! <3

$58.02

Ginny Dunn

Best wishes to your Mum!

$118.16

Steve Walker

Matthew, I'm sorry to hear about your Mum's battle with Leukaemia. I lost my own Mum to multiple myeloma over 10 years ago now and understand the impact various "blood cancers" have on people and their families. My thoughts are with you

$105.50

Hannah Nerona

So brave Matthew! Praying for your mom and your family during this time x

$29.54

Lucy

$29.54

Morgan Hedley

$59.40

Etn

:)

$58.02

Anonymous

$52.75

Jess Biddle

$42.20

Santiago Arias

Hey mate, I hope your family and yourself stay strong and resilient, hard times and happy times are both to be shared with the ones you love and that makes a family be a family. Unconditional love. I admire your attitude and energy towards, as human as we can be, being vulnerable is ok but also being un breakable is also ok. All the best!

$21.10

Amber Huang

$38

Mum Dad

This will take you over $2k

$21.10

Helen Whitford

$29.54

Tracey Ramanathan

Great effort Matthew.

$105.50

Stuart Cormack

$58.02

Rml

All the best to you and your mum <3

$29.54

Sharon B

$21.10

Adie C

$10.55

Harley Smith

$28

Steven Heath

$58.02

Sandy

$520

Stephen Lucy

Good cause.

$58.02

Andrea

Great cause to support!

$400

Vidisha

So much respect for what you’re doing. Sending heaps of strength to your mum and you!

$21.10

Anonymous

$30.24

Heelim

All the best to you and your family!

$29.54

Liam Boswell

$29.54

Ku

Thanks for sharing Matthew. What a meaningful cause and a powerful reason behind it :) All the best with the shave and the fundraising goal!

$10.55

Sia

$5.28

Carolena Swaneveld

$21.10

Kirsten Benefield

All the best to you and your Mum.

$58.02

Sharin Fuiono

Grateful you chose this charity Matthew, and for putting yourself out there to raise awareness and gather support for it.

$58.02

Sarah

$105.50

Sachi

$21.10

Martin Richardson

Great effort for a good cause. Well done and best wishes for the success of your fundraising.

$58.02

Anonymous

$10.55

Trish Coughlan

$29.54

Jw

Good cause, best wishes

$52.75

Fiona Manguerra

You’re doing great initiative!!

$29.54

Anonymous

Good on you Matthew.

$52.75

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