Wig Wednesday!
Wig Wednesday!
June 21, 2017 at 12:48 PM
The Girls’ School certainly turned heads this morning as they walked along Remuera Road to chapel at Somervell Church! Neat and tidy in their formal uniforms, they were a sea of blue from shoulders down, but their usual navy blue winter berets had been set aside for a parade of wild and funky hair dos blowing in the wind! Wigs of every shade and style entered the church in support of Wig Wednesday, the nationwide appeal for the Child Cancer Foundation, to raise funds to provide practical, financial and emotional support to Kiwi children with cancer and their families.
Reverend Reuben Hardie, resplendent with a full head of black hair, tailored his sermon to a sea of multi-coloured heads in the congregation, speaking about ‘giving attention.’ The girls definitely ‘got’ everyone’s attention today as they made the repeat journey back to School with Principal, Ms Small sporting blonde dreadlocks, and Deputy Principal Mrs Judith Dobson bringing up the rear in a vibrant clown wig!
Whilst there was fun to be had in admiring each other’s chosen locks, the fundraising was for a serious, heart-felt cause. In an earlier school assembly, Year 7 student, Annabelle Mar, spoke about having her hair cut to donate for wig-making. Sadly there are many children throughout New Zealand who are or have been affected by cancer and one of the devastating side effects of treatment can be the loss of hair.
The Child Cancer Foundation provides strength and comfort to families, parents and children impacted by child cancer; they provide strength in times of doubt, comfort in times of sadness and celebration in times of joy. Every family’s experience is different and so is the support they receive - that support is powered by the funds raised by people like us.
Well done to the Girls’ School community for getting behind this cause and helping to raise almost $360 - and awareness - for the Child Cancer Foundation.
