"I have always wanted to do Shave For A Cure, and I just thought this year is my year," says Nancy Fatches, pharmacy assistant in Eltham.
With a goal of $5000 in mind, Nancy is raising money for the national Shave For A Cure foundation, and in April will lose her locks for the cause.
Shave for a Cure is Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand's signature fundraising event.
Nancy, who works at Moss Rocard and Smith Chemist Eltham, says that Shave For A Cure is a cause that is important to her, "I have lost a few friends to cancer and I think that is time that I do my bit for the cause".
Nancy adds that her job has also been motivation for her to get involved, "I have formed very close relationships with a lot of my customers, many of who have been affected by blood cancer".