PropertyGuru raises over $30,000 with charity head shave
PropertyGuru, Asia's leading property portal, raised over S$30,000 in donations for the Children's Cancer Foundation at a charity event on 18 July.
Hair for Hope 2013 saw 40 people including company staff, real estate agents and some members of the public, shave their heads for charity. Of the total amount raised, S$15,000 was collected as staff members participated in bidding to shave each other's heads.
"It's a small sacrifice to have no hair for a few months. I'll probably wear a different coloured wig every day, or have a PropertyGuru tattoo," said Steve Melhuish, PropertyGuru's co-founder and Group CEO, whose hair was shaved by an employee for S$1,000.
"For the second time in three years, our charity of choice is the Children's Cancer Foundation. My wife just gave birth to twins last year and as a father, I cannot possibly imagine any child being diagnosed with cancer – I hope the very little that we do will make a small but significant difference. I have every intention of helping kids with cancer as much as possible through our humble initiatives in the years to come," Melhuish added.
Image: PropertyGuru co-founder and Group CEO, Steve Melhuish, getting his hair shaved at the recent Hair for Hope event.
Nikki De Guzman, Junior Journalist at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact her about this or other stories email nikki@allproperty.com.sg
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